CARBOHYDRATES

By: Group 3; BSN- 1G

MC1: Biochemistry

Introduction Types of Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are any large group
of organic compounds occurring in Monosaccharides
foods, living tissues and including This is the smallest
sugars, starch and cellulose. possible sugar. Examples
include glucose,
Carbohydrate derivatives are galactose, or fructose
involved in reproduction, the immune
system, the development of disease,
and blood clotting.
Disaccharides
They are a major food source and a
Disaccharides are two
key form of energy for most organisms. monosaccharide
molecules bonded
together, for example
lactose, or sucrose

Polysaccharides
Different Polysaccharides
act as food stores in plant
and animal. They also
play a structural role in the
plant cell wall.
Diabetes

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