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Carbohydrate Classification and Structure by Omer Kareem is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Carbohydrates are the most abundant biological compounds and are involved in energy storage, structure, and transport. They include monosaccharides like glucose and fructose, disaccharides like sucrose and lactose formed from two monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds, and polysaccharides composed of long chains of monosaccharides like starch, glycogen, and cellulose. Glycosidic bonds form between the anomeric carbon of one sugar and the hydroxyl group of another, and are named based on the linked carbo
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- Omer Kareem
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