Polysaccharide: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Polysaccharide nanoparticles: from fabrication to applications. Sep 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Polysaccharide nanoparticles: from fabrication to applications. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Nottingham - Polysaccharides, Microbial (PDF). Apr 03, 2025
Added a cross-reference to tragacanth. Media added. Feb 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Pharmacognosy Journal - Chemical Composition and Content of Polysaccharides from the Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus L.) Rhizomes. Oct 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Polysaccharides influence human health via microbiota-dependent and -independent pathways. Apr 22, 2024
Add new Web site: ACS Publication - Journal of the American Chemical Society - Total Synthesis of Polysaccharides by Automated Glycan Assembly. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: MHCC Library Press - Polysaccharides. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Hypertexts For Biomedical Sciences - Dietary Polysaccharides. Feb 11, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health. Dec 30, 2022
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Polysaccharides. Sep 27, 2022
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Disaccharides and polysaccharides. Sep 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Brooklyn College - Polysaccharide. Aug 30, 2017
Changed chitin content in lobster and crab shells from "25 percent" to "20 percent" and added cross-references throughout. Apr 01, 2015
New illustration added. Jan 15, 2009
Added new Web site: Water Structure and Science - Polysaccharide Structure. Jun 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Henry Jakubowski - Polysaccharides. Jun 03, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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