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[CARBOHYDRATES] - Coggle Diagram
[CARBOHYDRATES]
Large group of organic compound (C,O,H)
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consist of sugar, starch, cellulose and glycogen
FORMULA : Cx(H20)y (y=3,4,5,6,7)
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CLASSES OF CARBOHYDRATES
MONOSACCHARIDES
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Sweet, crystalline, low molecular mass, soluble in water
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DISACCHARIDES
Consist of two monosaccharides linked via GLYCOSIDIC BOND (C-O-C) by a condensation reaction (molecules water is removed)
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Small, sweet, soluble in water, form crystals
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POLYSACCHARIDES
Hundred of mono join together form long chain, branched or unbranched, folded straight or coiled.
Large, not sweet, insoluble in water.
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