Difference between revisions of "Carbohydrates"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Carbohydrates are used by plants to store the energy of sunlight using photosynthesis. The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide, a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate</ref> Carbohydrates contain oxygen atoms, while hydrocarbons do not. Their generic chemical formula is C<sub>''m''</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>''n.''</sub> | Carbohydrates are used by plants to store the energy of sunlight using photosynthesis. The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide, a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate</ref> Carbohydrates contain oxygen atoms, while hydrocarbons do not. Their generic chemical formula is C<sub>''m''</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>''n.''</sub> | ||
| + | |||
| + | The synthesis of carbohydrates is not an industrial process at this time. Biological systems are required to produce carbohydrates. | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 11 April 2019
Carbohydrates are used by plants to store the energy of sunlight using photosynthesis. The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide, a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. [1] Carbohydrates contain oxygen atoms, while hydrocarbons do not. Their generic chemical formula is Cm(H2O)n.
The synthesis of carbohydrates is not an industrial process at this time. Biological systems are required to produce carbohydrates.
