A biomolecule is an organic molecule which results from biological process occurring within a living organism. Of all molecules present in a living organism, four categories are used to classify these. Carbohydrates are compounds that contain large q uantities of hydroxyl groups. They may be of three types: monosaccharides which are also the monomer units [1] which are the building blocks of the other two types, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are the simplest of building blocks and is it impossible to further hydrolyze it ( Nogrady and Weaver 2005) .Dis accharides are formed upon the hydrolysis of two monosacarides. Oligsaccarides contain 3-10 monosaccharides and polysaccharides contain in excess of 10 of the monomer units ( Nogrady and Weaver 2005) . Carbohydrates are also classified into two major groups based on the functional groups present( Seager and Slabaugh 2011). If they contain an aldehyde group, - CHO the compound is called a aldose or aldo sugar, where as if a ketone group,C=O is present it is called a ketose or ketose sugar( Seager and Slab augh 2011). Sucrose is a disaccharide, thus it is formed upon the hydrolysis of two monomers, which are: one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose (Kotz, Paul ,Treiche 2009). The structure of sucrose (Kotz, Paul ,Treiche 2009).:
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A biomolecule is an organic molecule which results from biological process occurring within a
living organism. Of all molecules present in a living organism, four categories are
used to classify these.
Carbohydrates are compounds that contain large quantities of hydroxyl groups.
They may be of three types: monosaccharides which are also the monomer units
[1] which are the building blocks of the other two types, disaccharides and
polysaccharides.
Monosaccharides are the simplest of building blocks and is it impossible to
further hydrolyze it ( Nogrady and Weaver 2005) .Disaccharides are formed
upon the hydrolysis of two monosacarides. Oligsaccarides contain 3-10
monosaccharides and polysaccharides contain in excess of 10 of the monomer
units ( Nogrady and Weaver 2005) .
Carbohydrates are also classified into two major groups based on the functionalgroups present( Seager and Slabaugh 2011). If they contain an aldehyde group, -
CHO the compound is called a aldose or aldo sugar, where as if a ketone
group,C=O is present it is called a ketose or ketose sugar( Seager and Slabaugh
2011).
Sucrose is a disaccharide, thus it is formed upon the hydrolysis of two monomers,
which are: one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose (Kotz, Paul
,Treiche 2009).
The structure of sucrose (Kotz, Paul ,Treiche 2009).: