Description
Alcohols are organic compounds in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a…
Shannon
Description
Carbohydrates are macromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and are represented by the stoichiometric formula…
Keto-enol Tautomerism of Monosaccharides
Keto–enol tautomerism refers to a chemical equilibrium between a keto form (a ketone or an aldehyde) and an enol…
Hydrolysis of the Glycoside Linkage
Glycosidic linkages are hydrolyzed, or broken, through the addition of a water molecule and a…
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides are long chains composed of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages. A long…
Disaccharides
Disaccharides are sugars composed of two monosaccharide units that are joined by glycosidic linkages and…
Description, Types
Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure…
Sensation
Sensation refers to our ability to detect or sense the physical qualities of our environment.…
Dependence of Reaction Rate on Concentration of Reactants
When the concentrations of the reactants are raised, the reaction proceeds more quickly. Raising the…
Dependence of Reaction Rate Upon Temperature
Many chemical reactions and almost all biochemical reactions do not occur spontaneously and must have…