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Related Terms:
nitro sugar
phosphosaccharide
sugar
conformation
carbon
pentose
chain
triose
polymer
saccharidic
carbohydrate
glucosaccharide
atoms
glycosylation
decose
starch
glycosidic bond
glycoform
ring
hexose
octose
polysaccharide
heterosaccharide
ketose
general formula
structure
isomaltosaccharide
unit
nonose
tetrose
heptose
cellulose
Definitions:
Noun
carbohydrate
saccharide
sugar
Definition: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Definition: The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.