Objectives After studying this Unit, you will be able to • write the common and IUPAC names of aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids; • write the structures of the…

1. CARBOHYDRATE CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTION TO CARBOHYDRATES Monosaccharides 2. INTRODUCTION  Carbohydrates are one of the three major classes of biological molecules. …

Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones, or substances that yield such compounds on hydrolysis. There are three major size classes of carbohydrates: monosaccharides,…

Introduction : CARBOHYDRATES are substances with the general formula Cx(H2O)y , and were called carbohydrates ( hydrates of carbon ) because they contained hydrogen and oxygen…

An aldehyde (pronounced /ˈældɨhaɪd/) is an organic compound containing a formyl group. This functional group, with the structure R-CHO, consists of a carbonyl centre…

Translocation in the Phloem Land colonization Prompted greater shoot growth to reach and compete for sunlight Prompted development of a deeper root system SEPARATES PHOTOSYNTHESIZING…

1. Unit IICARBOHYDRATES 2. Introduction carbohydrates -- neutral chemical compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and have the empirical formula (CH2O)n,…

Slide 1Carbohydrates Slide 2 BIOMEDICAL IMPORTANCE Carbohydrates are widely distributed in plants and animals; they have important structural and metabolic roles. In plants,…

Slide 1Chemistry 2100 Lecture 9 Slide 2 Carbohydrates Molecular formula (CH 2 O) n Carbohydrate: Carbohydrate: A polyhydroxyaldehyde or polyhydroxyketone, or a substance…

Slide 1Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides ASAB Tahir A. Baig Slide 2 OVERVIEW Glucose is the most common monosaccharide consumed by humans, and its metabolism…