
CARBOHYDRATES
- русский язык имя
- английское имяCARBOHYDRATES
- CAS №
- CBNumberCB1526040
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CARBOHYDRATES химические свойства, назначение, производство
Определение
A class of compounds occurring widely in nature and having the general formula type Cx(H2O)y. (Note that although the name suggests a hydrate of carbon these com-pounds are in no way hydrates and have no similarities to classes of hydrates.) Carbohydrates are generally divided into two main classes: SUGARS and POLYSACCHARIDES.Carbohydrates are both stores of energy and structural elements in living systems; plants having typically 15% carbohydrate and animals about 1% carbohydrate. The body is able to build up polysaccharides from simple units (anabolism) or break the larger units down to more simple units for releasing energy (catabolism).