Biological functions of polysaccharides

Write some major biological functions of polysaccharides?

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Polysaccharides contain energy storage and a structural function. Polysaccharides integrated by living beings all along the food chain are significant sources of carbohydrates for the energetic metabolism of organisms of the subsequent tropic levels. Starch is the polysaccharide employed for energy store by plants. Glycogen is the macromolecule accountable for the storage of glucose in muscles and liver. Chitin is the polysaccharide with structural functions which includes the exoskeleton of the arthropods and the cell wall in the fungi.

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