Carbohydrate Overview

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Carbohydrates or saccharides are the most abundant of the four major classes of biomolecules, which also include proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. They fill numerous roles in living things, such as the storage and transport of energy and structural components . Additionally, carbohydrates and their derivatives play major roles in the working process of the immune system, fertilization, pathogenesis, blood clotting, and development. Chemically, carbohydrates are simple organic compounds that...


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why do the carbohydrate can be used as preservative???

WHy does carbohydrate or sugar be used as a preservative . Sugar can be used because it will cause any bacteria to go into a metamobism overload plus killing it.

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What carbohydrate is found in the brain?
If glucose is a carbohydrate found in blood and ribose is a carbohydrate found in...

Glucose or blood sugar is the food for the brain. It is a simple carbohydrate.

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