Represented by the stoichiometric formula (CH2O)n, where n is the number of carbons in the molecule.

3 SUBTYPES OF CARBOHYDRATES

SIMPLE SUGARS

A long chain of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bond is known as …. It may be branched or unbranched

Example of polysaccharides

stored form of sugars in plants and is made up of a mixture of amylose and amylopectin . It is made up of glucose monomers that are joined by α 1-4 or 1-6 glycosidic bonds.

the storage form of of glucose in humans and other vertebrates and is made up of monomers of glucose. Whenever blood glucose levels decrease, blank is broken down to release glucose in a process known as glycogenolysis.

the most abundant natural biopolymer. Plant cell wall is mostly made of blank , which provides structural support to the cell. Β 1-4 linkage cannot be broken by human digestive enzymes.Herbivores such as horse, cows and others can digest cellulose , with the help of cellulase enzyme.

a polysaccharide containing Nitrogen

are non-polar in nature because they are hydrocarbons. Nonpolar molecules are hydrophobic (“water fearing”), or insoluble in water.

Lipids includes

is an organic compound (alcohol) with 3 carbons , 5 hydrogens and 3 hydroxyl group.(OH)

Made up glycerol and fatty acids.

has a long chain of hydrocarbons to which a carboxyl group is attached.

Number of carbons in fatty acid may range from

Fats are also called

Example of fatty acids:

a saturated fatty acid which is derived from p[alm tree

is derived from Arachis hypogea, the scientific name for groundnuts or peanuts

there are only single bonds between neighboring carbons in the hydrogen carbon chain.

covers the feathers of some aquatic birds and the leaf surfaces of some plants.

is a major constituents of the plasma membrane, the outermost layer of animal cells.

because they are hydrophobic and water insoluble - Cholesterol is the most common blank, synthesized in the liver and is the precursor to many steriod hormones such as testosterone.

Polymers of amino acids, arranged in a liner sequence.

is one of the most important protien. are catalyst in biochemical reactions and usually complex or conjugated protiens.

-enzymes that breadown the substrate

-enzymes that build more complex fromtheir substrates

are molecules of nucleotides that direct cellular activities such as cell division and protien synthesis.

2 types of nucliec acids 1.