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CARBOHYDRATES
Pages 34 to 36
CARBOHYDRATES Composed of…
Carbon, Hydrogen, and OxygenCH2O
Monomer/Building BlockMonosaccharides / Glucose
Example…Sugars & starches
Primary FunctionQuick Energy
MONOSACCHARIDES Simple Sugar
Glucose
C6H12O6
CARBOHYDRATE ISOMERS Glucose and
GalactoseC6H12O6
Sucrose and MaltoseC12H22O11
DISACCHARIDE Two sugar molecule Sucrose and maltose C12H22O11
POLYSACCHARIDES Many sugars Glycogen
Animal energy storage, highly branched
Starch Plant energy storage
Cellulose Plant structure Cell wall material Humans can’t digest
- fiber
CHITIN – POLYSACCHARIDE OF FUNGI AND INSECTS
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