Carbon‚ Hydrogen and Oxygen. These three simple elements make up one of the most useful substances for many living organisms: Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are used for numerous processes in organisms from acting in important roles of cellular recognition in the human body to storing chemical energy in plants in the form or starch. The roles of carbohydrates in the human body alone are numerous; providing energy for working muscles‚ providing energy for the regulation of blood glucose‚ preventing
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Abstract Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic compounds in the plant world. They act as storehouses of chemical energy (glucose‚ starch‚ glycogen); are components of supportive structures in plants (cellulose)‚crustacean shells (chitin)‚ and connective tissues in animals (glucosaminoglycans); and are essential components of nucleic acids (D-ribose and 2-deoxy-D-ribose). Monosaccharides‚ oligosaccharides‚ and polysaccharides are theclassifications of carbohydrates. This experiment involves
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What are Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are the sugars‚ starches‚ and fibers found in fruits‚ grains‚ vegetables and milk products. Carbohydrates are sugars that break down inside the body to create glucose. Glucose is moved around the body in the blood and is the primary source of energy for the brain‚ muscles‚ and other essential cells. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complex; Simple carbohydrates refer to sugars with a simple molecular construction of one or two parts. Because
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LAB 2 1.Identify the functional group or molecule for each of the following. (3 points) a.COOH temp b.COH temp c.COH temp 2.List whether each of the following substances was positive or negative for reducing sugar‚ as indicated by the Benedict’s test. (6 points) a.corn syrup (1 point) b.table sugar (1 point) c.unknown 1 (1 point) d.unknown 2 (1 point) e.unknown 3 (1 point) f.unknown 4 (1 point) 3.List whether each of the following substances was positive or negative for starch‚ as
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essential carbohydrates needed for athletes‚ and the effects of consuming carbohydrates before and during competition is very important in helping with the enhancing of an athlete’s endurance and his or her exercise performance. It is critical for athletes to ingest a significant amount of carbohydrates in their bodies in order to compete at high performance levels. Carbohydrates are the main fuel source for our body‚ but as athletes we must know the difference between good and bad carbohydrates. Good
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Carbohydrate and Diabetes Research NUR 115 AM The articles that I researched for this project were interesting and shed light on the relationship between carbohydrates and diabetes. Some of the information that I learned will be useful in my nursing career. Carbohydrates fill numerous roles in living things‚ such as the storage and transport of energy in the form of starch and glycogen etc. The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides‚ such as glucose‚ galactose‚ and
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substitutes; fats; free foods; combination foods; fast foods; and alcohol. Carbohydrate Counting When you eat a healthy meal or snack‚ it is usually a mixture of carbohydrate‚ pro- tein‚ and fat. However‚ your body changes carbohydrate into glucose faster than it changes protein and fat into glucose. It is the carbohydrate that makes your blood glucose level go up. In carbohydrate counting‚ you count foods that are mostly carbohydrate. These include starches (breads‚ cereals‚ pasta)‚ fruits and fruit
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Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are the most important nutrient for the body as it is the largest possible source of energy. Carbohydrate supplies the body with energy‚ which allows the brain to function more effectively and allows organs to operate sufficiently. When the body has energy this allows each person to perform a variety of exercise regimes such as high intensity‚ fat burn and continuous training. When the body consumes carbohydrates the digestive system changes carbohydrates to glucose
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QUALITATIVE TESTS OF CARBOHYDRATES Final Lab Report Submitted by Brittany Fitzgerald 545301 Prepared for Nancy Cook Chemistry 3501 Monday November 26‚ 2012 RESULTS PART A: As a result of the Benedict’s test on various sugar solutions‚ it was found that galactose‚ mannose‚ arabinose‚ ribose‚ lactose‚ fructose‚ maltose‚ and cellobiose tested positively and therefore are considered reducing sugars. Glucose‚ starch‚ sucrose‚ and methyl-D-glucopyranoside on the other hand tested
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serving of whole grain in every meal. Carbohydrates get a very bad rep because people assume that carbohydrates make you fat. The bad rep on carbohydrates may play a role in why the amount of fiber consumed in an individual’s diet is very
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