The conversion of polysaccharides to monosaccharides is an example of an anabolic reaction.

Polysaccharides

Large carbohydrates consisting of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together, serving as energy stores or structural components.

Monosaccharides

The simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of single sugar molecules like glucose and fructose.

Anabolic Reaction

A metabolic pathway that constructs molecules from smaller units, usually requiring energy in the process, characteristic of synthesis in living organisms.