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Describe the three categories into which carbohydrates can be classified?


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Part 1:Carbohydrates:

  • The general formula of carbohydrates is Cn(H2O)n.
  • They are called carbohydrates as they comprise carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen at their chemical level.
  • Carbohydrates are saccharides which means sugar.

Part 2: Classification of carbohydrates:

Monosaccharides:

  • Monosaccharides are simple sugars. They cannot be hydrolyzed into a simpler form.
  • These carbohydrates cannot undergo hydrolysis to yield simpler polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone units.
  • For example, glucose, and ribose.

Oligosaccharides:

  • These carbohydrates can undergo hydrolysis to give 2-10 monosaccharide carbohydrates.
  • For example, sucrose, and maltose.

Polysaccharides:

  • Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates that are formed by the method of polymerization of a huge number of monosaccharide monomers.
  • These are complex carbohydrates. These carbohydrates can undergo hydrolysis to give a large number of monosaccharide carbohydrates.
  • For example, starch, and glycogen.

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