1 It consist of a single sugar group – monosaccharides-
glucose, rhamnose
Or several sugar groups - oligosaccharides
2 Crystalline or amorphous
3 Soluble in water
4 Soluble in alcohol
5 Insoluble in organic solvents like benzene, ether
1 Soluble in organic solvents like benzene, ether
2 Hydrolysed by water, enzymes, mineral acids
3 Normally aromatic in nature known as the aromatic aglycone or the genin portion
4 Optically active