Organic & Inorganic Chemistry

Carbohydrates and phenols

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Carbohydrates perform varied roles in living organisms. Polysaccharides serve for the storage of energy (e.g. starch and glycogen) and as structural components (e.g. cellulose in plants and polysaccharide in arthropods). The 5-carbon monosaccharose saccharide is an important part of coenzymes (e.g. ATP, furor and NAD) and also the backbone of the genetic molecule called RNA. The connected deoxyribose may be a part of polymer. Saccharides and their derivatives include several alternative necessary biomolecules that play key roles within the system and fertilization preventing pathologic process, coagulation and development. The term is most common in organic chemistry wherever it's a equivalent word of sugar, a group that has sugars, starch, and polyose. The saccharides are divided into four chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. In general, the monosaccharides and disaccharides that are smaller (lower molecular weight) carbohydrates are commonly said as sugars.