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Carbohydrate Constituent Molecules
Carbohydrates are a class of organic molecules containing a carbonyl group (aldehyde or Ketone) and several hydroxyl groups (-OH). Carbohydrates were historically called carbohydrates. Their chemical formula is based on the model Cn (H2O) p (hence the title history). However, this model is not valid for all carbohydrates, which provide for some atoms of nitrogen [...]