Carbohydrates are macromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and are represented by the stoichiometric formula…

Keto–enol tautomerism refers to a chemical equilibrium between a keto form (a ketone or an aldehyde) and an enol…

Glycosidic linkages are hydrolyzed, or broken, through the addition of a water molecule and a…

Polysaccharides are long chains composed of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages. A long…

Disaccharides are sugars composed of two monosaccharide units that are joined by glycosidic linkages and…