CARBOHYDRATES UNIT #2 BIOMOLECULES

Monomers of Carbohydrates Called monosaccharides Typically a multiple of CH2O Glucose is an important monosaccharide Major source of energy for cells

Disaccharides Form when two monosaccharides bond together through dehydration synthesis Form a “glycosidic linkage”

Polymers of Carbohydrates - Storage Called polysaccharides Glycogen Polymer of glucose molecules Found in animals Starch Found in plants

Polymers of Carbohydrates - Structural Chitin Found in the exoskeletons of insects, spiders, and other arthopods Also found in many fungi Cellulose Found in plant cell walls Can’t be digested by most animals Polymer of glucose