Title BC Lec Module 2 Lesson 1 2024.pdf ✅

Prepared by: Maria Hedley A. Basco, Ph.D.
Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy ketones (ketose) or polhydroxy aldehydes (aldose) or compounds that can be hydrolyzed from them; (CH2O)n ; Cn (H2O)y ; carbon hydrates; sometimes referred also as sugars.
Carbohydrates are widely distributed in plants and animals (cell walls, cell membranes, nucleotides, coenzymes). Milk, cheese
1. Storage form of metabolic fuel