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CARBOHYDRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Synonyms:
carbohydrate; saccharide; sugar
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carbohydrate" is a kind of...):
macromolecule; supermolecule (any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carbohydrate"):
ribose (a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid)
beet sugar (sugar made from sugar beets)
cane sugar (sucrose obtained from sugar cane)
deoxyribose (a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids)
invert sugar (a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose)
maple sugar (sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree)
monosaccharide; monosaccharose; simple sugar (a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates)
oligosaccharide (any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis)
polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
jaggary; jaggery; jagghery (unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap)
wood sugar; xylose (a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase 1 protein, is involved in the addition of carbohydrate to proteins.
(B3GAT1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole negative, does not ferment carbohydrates, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes esculin, but not starch.
(Bacteroides capillosus, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in carbohydrate synthesis.
(B4GALT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Milk protein-based energy drink is a flavored liquid that consists of milk protein, rapeseed and sunflower oils, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and trace-elements, providing 1.5kcal and 10 mg of protein per ml.
(Milk Protein-Based Energy Drink, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against Lewis Y antigen and related carbohydrate antigens of cell surface glycoproteins found in many tumor cells.
(Monoclonal Antibody B3, NCI Thesaurus)
Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
(Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods.
(Nutrient, NCI Dictionary)
The monomer structure (nucleoside) contains either a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose carbohydrate group.
(Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides, NCI Thesaurus)
Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.
(Nutrition for Seniors, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Role of carbohydrates in cancer causation or prevention and in general health.
(Nutrition, Carbohydrates, NCI Thesaurus)
