Organic carbohydrates have from three to six carbon with an aldehyde, R-COH, or a ketone, R-O-R, functional group. They also have alcohol, R-OH, functional groups. Sugars with the larger carbon chains are capable of forming ring structures. The R stands for the carbon chain. Once inside the cell, the individual sugars join forming large polymers. The sugar we are most family with is the six carbon sugar, glucose. However ribose and deoxyribose are five carbon sugars which form the backbone of our genetic material.
MONOSACCHARIDES: Glycerose, Dehdroxyacetone, Erythrose, Ribose, Ribulose, Glucose, Fructose, Mannose, Galactose, Sedohepatulose.
DISACCHARIDES: Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose, Cellobiose.
TRISACCHARIDES: Raffinose, Rhaminose, Gentiansoe.
POLYSACCHRIDES: Starch, Glycogen, Inulin, Cellulose, Chitin.
Sugars are carbohydrates as are starches.
The category of organic molecules that the term -saccharide refers to is carbohydrate. A carbohydrate is one of the macromolecules found in the body.
organic molecules
A sugar, carbohydrate, or organic compound
organic
carbohydrates can be known as organic molecules as they have carbon as a central element
Classified as inorganic.
Organic molecules are typically classified by: 1) aliphatic vs. aromatic 2) number of rings or carbon atoms in chain 3) chemical moieties
energy-rich molecules that's classified as a nucleic acid
whole grains are complex carbohydrates
Hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of organic molecules into smaller molecules in the presence of water. Example; the hydrolysis of the carbohydrate starch.
Chemoorganotroph
Dextrose is a compound which may also be classified as a carbohydrate. This is an organic compound that is readily available in local stores.