CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates:- Carbohydrates are primarily produced by plants and form a very large group of naturally occurring organic compounds. Some common examples are cane sugar, glucose, starch, etc. Most of them have a general formulae, ( C x (H 2 O) y ) and were considered as hydrates of carbon from where the name carbohydrate was derived. Chemically, the carbohydrate may be defined as "Optically active polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketones or the compound which produce such units on hydrolysis". Some of the carbohydrates, which are sweet in taste, are so called sugars. The most common sugar, used in our homes is named as sucrose whereas the sugar present in milk is known as lactose. Classification of Carbohydrates:- (A).Monosaccharides: A carbohydrate that can't be hydrolysed furt...
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