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Contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The
name literally means water compounds of carbon.
B. Class of compounds are better described as Polyhydroxy
aldehydes and ketones.
C. Simplest carbohydrates are glyceraldehyde and dihydroxy
acetone. |
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| How do you classify carbohydrates If they can be broken down into smaller units. |
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1. monosaccharides - cannot be broken down into smaller
units by hydrolysis. Sometimes called simple sugars.
2. disaccharides - can be broken down (hydrolyzed) into
two monosaccharide units.
3. oligosaccharide - can be broken into three to six
monosaccharide units.
4. polysaccharides - composed of 7 or more mono-
saccharide units. |
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| How do you classify carbohydrates by The number of carbons |
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Definition
1.If it has three carbons it is called a triose.
2. If it has four carbons it is called a tetrose.
3. If it has five carbons it is called a pentose.
4. If it has six carbons it is called a hexose. |
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