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Top 21 Features of Carbohydrates | Nutrients

The twenty one outstanding features or characteristics of the carbohydrates are listed below: 1. Three major classes of carbohydrates are monosaccharide's, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. 2. The simplest of carbohydrates are monosaccharide's from which disaccharides, olgosaccharides and polysaccharides are formed. 3. Monosaccharide's are colourless, crystalline solids which are freely soluble in water and insoluble in nonpolar solvents. 4. Two families of [...]

By |2016-12-20T11:20:15+00:00December 20, 2016|Carbohydrates|Comments Off on Top 21 Features of Carbohydrates | Nutrients
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Top 3 Types of Carbohydrates | Nutrients

The carbohydrates are generally classified into three groups. They are: 1. Mono-Saccharides 2. Oligosaccharides (oligo = few) 3. Polysaccharides (poly = many). Type # 1. Mono-Saccharides: The mono-saccharides are known as simple sugars which possess free aldehyde ( CHO) or ketone (= CO) group and 2 or more hydroxyl (- OH) groups. Their general formula is Cn (H2O) or CnH2nOn. [...]

By |2016-12-20T11:20:15+00:00December 20, 2016|Carbohydrates|Comments Off on Top 3 Types of Carbohydrates | Nutrients
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Carbohydrate: Tests and Estimation | Biochemistry

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Test for Carbohydrates 2. Quantitative Estimation of Redu­cing Sugars of Carbohydrate. The carbohydrates — most common and one of the constituents of animal body — composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Chemically carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. Carbohydrates are of three forms: Monosaccharide (one molecule C6H12O6), Oligosaccharide (two to 10 molecules) [...]

By |2016-08-24T10:20:48+00:00August 24, 2016|Carbohydrates|Comments Off on Carbohydrate: Tests and Estimation | Biochemistry
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