Alan D. McNaught

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Alan D. McNaught by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-11-05
Carbohydrates are a family of chemical substances encompassing monosaccharides, combinations of monosaccharides, and their derivatives. Glucose is a small carbohydrate; cellulose is a long-chain polysaccharide. Deoxyribose illustrates why composition alone does not define the family: replacing a hydroxy group in ribose by hydrogen still leaves a carbohydrate. See IUPAC Gold Book: carbohydrates.

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