To name a polysaccharide composed of a single type of monosaccharide, that is a homopolysaccharide, the ending -ose of the monosaccharide is replaced with -an .
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When all the monosaccharides in a polysaccharide are the same type, the polysaccharide is called a " homopolysaccharide " or " homoglycan ", but when more than one type of monosaccharide is present they are called " heteropolysaccharides " or " heteroglycans ".
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