➢Carbohydrates constitute a versatile class of molecules. examples?
➢Carbohydrates are covalently linked with a variety of other molecules. Carbohydrates linked to lipid molecules, or glycolipids, 醣脂 are mon ponents of biological membranes. Proteins that have covalently linked carbohydrates are called glycoproteins糖蛋白.
Chapter 7 Carbohydrates
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➢What are carbohydrates?
➢Carbohydrates are the single most abundant class of organic molecules found in nature. The name carbohydrate arises from the basic molecular formula (CH2O)n, which can be rewritten (C·H2O)n to show that these substances are hydrates of carbon, where n=3 or more.
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➢7.1 Carbohydrate Nomenclature命名法 ➢7.2 Monosaccharides ➢7.3 Oligosaccharides ➢7.4 Pte Nomenclature
Carbohydrates are generally classified into three groups: monosaccharides (and their derivatives[dɪ'rɪvətɪv]衍生物), oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides.