Simple Carbohydrates
- Created by: Natasha Mirchandani
- Created on: 04-11-12 12:22
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- Simple Carbohydrates
- Organic molecule
- made of 1 or 2 sugar molecules
- used as an energy source for living
- provide chemical energy for our bodies
- contain Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen in the ration 1:2:1
- monosaccharides
- simple sugar
- disaccharides
- 2 monosaccharides form a chemical bond
- 2 monosaccharides form a chemical bond
- sucrose
- table sugar
- made of glucose and + fructose molecules bonded
- glucose
- main carbohydrate
- bonds with itself to form other types of carbohydrates
- has 2 structure s: boat + chair
- main carbohydrate
- we digest carbs through a series of chemical reactions
- lactose
- found in milk
- consists of galactose snd glucose
- Deoxyribose + ribose
- monosaccharides
- 5 carbon atoms
- found in RNA + DNA
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