What type of polymer is alginic acid? Which two modified carbohydrate units make up the basic building block of this polymer?

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An alginic acid is bio polymer.  The two modified carbohydrate units make up the basic building block of this polymer are guluronic acid ( G) and mannuronic acid (M).

Alginic acid is a biopolymer formed from chain of polyuronic acid. Alginic acid is polysaccharide found in brown algae. Alginic acid is also known as Algin. it is linear co-polymer.

Polysaccharides  are found in the food and it is most abundant carbohydrates. It is long chains of monosachharides. Polysaccharides  is formed by glycosidic linkage or bonds .

Example of polysaccharides are cellulose , starch , glucogen.

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