Even women with less severe forms of PKU may place their unborn children at risk by not following the PKU diet. Babies born to mothers with high phenylalanine levels don't often inherit PKU. But they can have serious consequences if the level of phenylalanine is high in the mother's blood during pregnancy.
Four polysaccharides are starch, glycogen, cellulose and chitin. The function of starch and glycogen are to store energy with cells within a body. Cellulose and chitin are designed to protect cells. Continue Reading.
A polysaccharide consists of many monosaccharides linked together. Starch, pectin, glycogen, and cellulose are examples of polysaccharides. Carbohydrates are used for energy. The carbohydrates that we eat are broken down in our bodies and eventually form water and carbon dioxide.