Carbohydrate

Introduction: Carbohydrate

Description of Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate: A sugar molecule. Carbohydrates can be small and simple (for example, glucose) or they can be large and complex (for example, polysaccharides such as starch, chitin or cellulose).
Source: National Institute of Health

Carbohydrate: largest class of organic compounds, including starches, glycogens, cellulose, gums, and simple sugars; carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n.
Source: CRISP

Carbohydrate: The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES. Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n.
Source: MeSH 2007

Carbohydrate: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Carbohydrate:

• Sugar
• Molecule
• Carbohydrates
• Can
• Small
• Small syndrome
• Simple
• Glucose

Terms associated with Carbohydrate:

Terms Similar to Carbohydrate:

• Sugars

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Dietary Carbohydrates

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Carbohydrate:

• Amino Sugars
• Deoxy Sugars
• Dietary Carbohydrates
• Glycoconjugates
• Glycosides
• Monosaccharides
• Polysaccharides
• Sugar Acids
• Sugar Alcohols
• Sugar Phosphates
• Imino Sugars

Source - MeSH 2007

• aminosugar
• disaccharide
• glycoside
• monosaccharide
• oligosaccharide
• polysaccharide
• sugar acid
• sugar alcohol
• sugar phosphate
• thiosugar

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Carbohydrate

• polyhydroxy compound

Source - CRISP

The term Carbohydrate can be used for:

• deoxysugar
• sugar anhydride

Source: CRISP

The description of Carbohydrate may also be used for the following terms:

• sugar

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Carbohydrate

The following list attempts to classify Carbohydrate into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Carbohydrates

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Phosphate ester

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