BRAINCAKECarbohydrates
Carbohydrates are molecules made from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with a general formula of Cn(H2O)n.
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Key terms in this lesson
- monosaccharide
- The monomer from which larger carbohydrates are made, a simple sugar such as glucose.
- disaccharide
- A sugar formed from two monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic bond.
- polysaccharide
- A polymer formed from many monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic bonds.
More in Biological Molecules
- Bonding
- Polymers and Macromolecules
- Condensation and Hydrolysis
- Organic Compounds
- Monosaccharides
- Test for Reducing Sugars
- Disaccharides
- Test for Non-reducing Sugars
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