Polysaccharides Classification,Structure ·Conformation ·Properties Individual Polysaccharides Properties ·Fiber ·Viscosity ·Gel forming ·Films and Coating ·Energy ·Structural Classification(Glycans) .Homoglycans-Heteroglycans Linear-Branched(frequency length) Monsaccharide residue sequence may be periodic or nonperiodic periodic sequences may be long or short; they can also consist of periodic occurrence of periodic sequences separated by nonperiodic sequences 1111 Polysaccharides • Classification, Structure • Conformation • Properties • Individual Polysaccharides Properties • Fiber • Viscosity • Gel forming • Films and Coating • Energy • Structural Classification (Glycans) • Homoglycans - Heteroglycans • Linear - Branched (frequency & length) • Monsaccharide residue sequence may be periodic or nonperiodic periodic sequences may be long or short; they can also consist of periodic occurrence of periodic sequences separated by nonperiodic sequences