ChemistryChapter 15: Biochemistry
Types of Carbohydrate
Carbohydrates can be classified according to the number of simple sugar units they contain, including monosaccharides, disaccharides and pol
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Carbohydrates can be classified according to the number of simple sugar units they contain, including monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.
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Glucose is a monosaccharide. Sucrose can be viewed as being formed from two monosaccharide units. Starch is a storage polysaccharide in plants. Glycogen is a storage polysaccharide in animals. Cellulose is an important structural polysaccharide in plant cell walls. Classification: `1 sugar unit → monosaccharide` `2 sugar units → disaccharide` `many units → polysaccharide`
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CARBOHYDRATES
- MONO
- 1 unit
- Glucose
- DI
- 2 units
- Sucrose
- POLY
- Many units
- Starch
- Glycogen
- Cellulose
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- Carbohydrates are classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides according to the number of sugar units.
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