Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates

What are carbohydrates made from? 

• Carbohydrates are polymers. 
• The monomers of carbohydrates are monasaccharides. 

Polysacharide information:

• Monasaccharides are joined by glocsidic bonds. 
• During synthesis a hydrogen atom on one monosaccharide bonds to a hydroxyl (OH) group on the other. This reaction is a condensation reaction.
• The reverse reation is hydrolysis. 
• A disacharide = 2 monosaccharides
• A polysaccharide= 2+ monosaccharides

Functions of Carbohydrates:

Starch

• Starch is the main energy store material in plants
• They store excess glucose as starch
• Starch is insoluble- It does not cause water to enter cells making it good for storage
• Starch…