Carbohydrates

Monosaccharides(pentose and hexose)

Aldose(glucose)

Relative configuration(D/L)

Ketose(fructose)

Disaccharides
(hexoses with glycosidic bonds)

Nonreducing sugars

When hydrolised to reducing sugars, then can be proven with Tollens and Fehling reagens

Cyclic structure

Reducing sugars

Proven by
Fehling and Tollens reagens

Chain structure

Sucrose and lactose

Polysaccharides
(glucose structures)

Starch

Amylose
(linear glucose structure)

Starch is proven by Lugols iodine

Amylopectin
(branched glucose structure)

Cellulose

Microfibrils
(linear glucose structure)

Proven by
Fehling
and
Tollens
reagens

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