carbohydrate

  • 11Carbohydrate — Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.… …

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  • 12carbohydrate — n. any one of a large group of compounds, including the sugars and starch, that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and have the general formula Cx (H2O) y. Carbohydrates are important as a source of energy: they are manufactured by plants and… …

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  • 13carbohydrate — sacharidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mono , oligo ir polisacharidas. atitikmenys: angl. carbohydrate; saccharide rus. сахарид; углевод ryšiai: sinonimas – angliavandenis sinonimas – karbohidratas …

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  • 14Carbohydrate metabolism — denotes the various biochemical processes responsible for the formation, breakdown and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms.The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly… …

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  • 15Carbohydrate Polymers —   Titre abrégé Carbohydr. Polym. Discipline Chimie Langue …

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  • 16Carbohydrate Research —   Titre abrégé Carbohydr. Res. Discipline Chimie Langue …

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  • 17Carbohydrate deficient transferrin — (CDT) is a laboratory test used to help detect heavy ethanol consumption.Transferrin is a plasma protein that carries iron through the bloodstream to the bone marrow, where red blood cells are manufactured, as well as to the liver and spleen.… …

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  • 18Carbohydrate synthesis — is a sub field of organic chemistry concerned specifically with the generation of natural and unnatural carbohydrate structures. This can include the synthesis of monosaccharide residues or structures containing more than one monosaccharide,… …

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  • 19Carbohydrate catabolism — is the breakdown of carbohydrates into smaller units. The empirical formula for carbohydrates, like that of their monomer counterparts, is CX(H2YOY). Carbohydrates literally undergo combustion to retrieve the large amounts of energy in their… …

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  • 20Carbohydrate dehydrogenase — Carbohydrate dehydrogenases are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the conversion from a carbohydrate to an aldehyde, lactone, or ketose.An example includes L gulonolactone oxidase.They are categorized… …

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