Carbohydrates

In this topic

• The general formula and a name that is a historical accident
• Monosaccharides: trioses, pentoses, hexoses
• Disaccharides, the glycosidic bond and the sugar tests
• Polysaccharides and what carbohydrates do

Key terms

• Carbohydrate
• Monosaccharide
• Pentose
• Aldose and ketose
• Isomers
• α- and β-glucose
• Glycosidic bond
• Reducing sugar
• Amylose and amylopectin
• Glycogen
• Microfibril
• Glycocalyx

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