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Carbohydrates
saccharides
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2012
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Term
Carbohydrates
 Definition
-Breaking down nutrients for energy
-Carbohydrate as sugar, breaking it down to ATP
-Polyhydroxyl,Aldehydes,or Ketones (draw)
Term
Monosaccharides
 Definition
-A single Aldehyde or Ketone
-i.e. glucose, manose, fructose, galactose
Term
Disaccharides
 Definition
-Two monosaccharides linked together
-i.e Sucrose, lactose, etc.
Term
Polysaccharides
 Definition
-Many monosaccharides
-i.e. Starch, glycogen, etc
Term
How do disaccharides & polysaccharides link together?
 Definition
Through a glycosidic bond
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