Biochemistry is the branch of chemistry with the study of all chemical reactions that occur in living organism
What are the vitamins? Vitamins are defined as the organic compounds or nutrients that are required in small quantities to perform specific biological functions for normal maintenance of optimum growth and health of organism. Vitamins… Read More »Vitamins
Definition: Lipids are the organic compounds that can be obtained from cells and tissues by non-polar organic solvents. Lipids are not polymers. Lipids are insoluble in water but they are soluble in organic solvents like… Read More »Lipids
The compound has an identical molecular formula but It contains different structures is called isomerism. Here will discuss the isomerism of carbohydrates. Types of Isomerism: Ketose -aldose isomerism D and L isomerism Optical isomerism Epimerism… Read More »Isomerism of Carbohydrates
Polysaccharides: Carbohydrates are composed of ten or more monosaccharides units held together by glycosidic bond is called polysaccharides. These are colloidal in size. It is known as “glycans” .These are classified in two groups Homo… Read More »Polysaccharides and its examples
Disaccharides: Among the oligosaccharides, disaccharides are the most common carbohydrates. It consists of two monosaccharide units. Two monosaccharides are held together by a glycosidic bond. Examples of disaccharides are maltose, sucrose, and lactose. These are… Read More »Disaccharides
Monosaccharides Monosaccharides examples are trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses and heptoses, octose and nonose. It contains an aldehyde functional group called aldoses sugar and it contains a ketone functional group in its structure that is called… Read More »Monosaccharides | Types, Examples, Fischer Projection
What are Carbohydrates? It is defined as polyhydroxy (more than one hydroxy group) aldehydes or ketones compounds produced on hydrolysis, which are called carbohydrates. The name carbohydrates means ‘hydrates of carbon‘. They are the most… Read More »Carbohydrates and 4 Recommended Nutritious Food
