Carbohydrates
The best biomolecule!
What do carbohydrates do?
- Store sugar for a short period of time
- A long(er)-term storage of starch and glycogen in animals
- Structural elements in plant cells, being the cellulose within plant cell walls
Monomer and Polymer Examples
Monomers:
- Glucose(source of cellular respiration in blood)
- Galactose (sugar in milk)
- Fructose (sugar in honey)
- Sucrose (table sugar;glucose+fructose)
- Lactose (Milk sugar; galactose+glucose)
- Maltose (digestion product of glucose+glucose)
- Sugar
- Starch
- Fiber