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Write note on oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with examples.

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(i) Oligosaccharides are sugars that yield two to ten monosaccharide molecules on hydrolysis.
Eg: Sucrose, Raffinose
(ii) Polysaccharides are carbohydrates which involve a large number of monosaccharide units linked to each other by oxide bridges. These linkages are called glycosidic linkages.
Eg: Starch, cellulose and inulin.
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