Carbohydrate

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A carbohydrate is a sugar (saccharide) or a sugar derivative. For the simplest carbohydrates, the carbon-to-hydrogen-to-oxygen atomic ratio is 1:2:1, i.e. they are often represented by the empirical formula (CH2O)n. Together with amino acids, fats, and nucleic acids, the carbohydrates are one of the major families of biomolecules.

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"The carbohydrates are naturally organic compounds containing carbon,hydrogen and oxygen.Their ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in water is 2:1,the no.of simpler carbohydrate molecules obtained upon hydrolysis determines the class of a particular carbon hydrate."

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