英语Chapter 11 Carbohydrates.pdfVIP

C H A P T E R 11 Carbohydrates – COO CH OSO – 2 3 O OH O O O OH OH NHCOCH3 Carbohydrates are important fuel molecules, but they play many other biochemical roles, including protection against high-impact forces. The cartilage of a runner’s foot cushions the impact of each step she takes. A key component of cartilage are molecules called glycosaminoglycans, large polymers made up of many repeats of dimers such as the pair shown at the right. [Untitled x-ray/ Nick Veasey/Getty Images.] or years, the study of carbohydrates was considered less exciting than O U T L I N E F many if not most topics of biochemistry. Carbohydrates were recognized 11.1 Monosaccharides Are the as important fuels and structural components but were thought to be Simplest Carbohydrates peripheral to most key activities of the cell. In essence, they were considered the underlying girders and fuel