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Carbohydrates









      1. Organic compounds with –COOH (aldehyde or ketone) and -OH function.


















                                                                         ketone                                     aldehyde




      2. Classified in three classes on the basis of their molecular size:


                   2.1 Monosaccharides (Simple sugar) = C 3 - 9


                   2.2 Oligosaccharides (Compound sugar) = C > 10


                   2.3 Polysaccharides (Non sugar compound)
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