1.2 Carbohydrates

These are my notes on carbohydrates. They consist of:

• outline of carbohydrates
• monosaccharides
• glucose, and its isomers (galactose, fructose)
• sugar ring formations
• testing for reducing sugars - the benedict's test
• disaccharides 
• lactose intolerance
• polysaccharides
• starch (amylose, amylopectin and testing for starch)
• glycogen
• cellulose