BRAINCAKECarbohydrates
Carbohydrates are organic molecules that only contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with the general formula Cn(H2O)n.
Glucose, fructose and galactose and simple sugars.
A single sugar is known as a monosaccharide and can act as a monomer for larger molecules called polysaccharides.
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Key terms in this lesson
- monomer
- A small molecule that acts as a repeating structural unit of a larger polymer.
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