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ChEBI

carbohydrate

Term ID
CHEBI:16646
Synonyms
  • a carbohydrate
  • carbohidrato
  • carbohidratos
  • carbohydrate
  • carbohydrates
  • glucide
  • glucides
  • glucido
  • glucidos
  • hydrates de carbone
  • Kohlenhydrat
  • Kohlenhydrate
  • saccharide
  • saccharides
  • saccharidum
Definition
Any member of the class of organooxygen compounds that is a polyhydroxy-aldehyde or -ketone or a lactol resulting from their intramolecular condensation (monosaccharides); substances derived from these by reduction of the carbonyl group (alditols), by oxidation of one or more hydroxy groups to afford the corresponding aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids, or by replacement of one or more hydroxy group(s) by a hydrogen atom; and polymeric products arising by intermolecular acetal formation between two or more such molecules (disaccharides, polysaccharides and oligosaccharides). Carbohydrates contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms; prior to any oxidation or reduction, most have the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n. Compounds obtained from carbohydrates by substitution, etc., are known as carbohydrate derivatives and may contain other elements. Cyclitols are generally not regarded as carbohydrates.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from carbohydrate
Phenotype where environments contain carbohydrate
Phenotype modified by environments containing carbohydrate
Human Disease Model