3.2.1 Carbohydrates, storage, and structural components
As the name implies, carbohydrates are organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen,
and oxygen. Basically, all carbohydrates are derived by the photosynthetic reduction ofCO2,
and the hexoses (glucose, fructose) and pentoses (ribose, ribulose) that are intermediates
in the pathway are further converted to several sugar monomers. Polymerization of several