What are Carbohydrates? 

Carbohydrates Structure

 What is the function of carbohydrates?

Classification of Carbohydrates:

Classification of carbohydrates

Monosaccharide:

 Monosaccharides

Types of Monosaccharides:

Aldose Sugar

Structure of aldehyde
Glyceraldehyde
Erythrose
Ribose
Glucose and Glucoheptose

Ketoses Sugar

Ketone functional groups
Examples of Ketoses sugars.
Dihydroxyacetone
Erythrulose
Ribulose
fructose
Sedoheptulose

Types of Monosaccharides Based on Number of Carbon Atoms:

Structure of Glucose and Fructose:

Fisher Projection of Glucose
Ring Structure or Haworth Projection:
Ring Structure of Glucose
Fischer and Haworth Projection of  Fructose:
Fischer and Haworth Projection of  Fructose

Oligosaccharides:

Disaccharides:

Reducing Disaccharides:

Maltose
Isomaltose
Lactose

Non Reducing Disaccharides:

Sucrose is disaccharides

Biomedical importance:

Polysaccharides:

Carbohydrates food list:

Fruit Carbohydrates
Vegetables Carbohydrates
Legume Carbohydrates

What are the benefits of carbohydrates?

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