loading...| Preferred Name |
carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives |
| Definitions |
Any organooxygen compound that is a polyhydroxy-aldehyde or -ketone, or a compound derived from one. Carbohydrates contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and usually have an empirical formula Cm(H2O)n; carbohydrate derivatives may contain other elements by substitution or condensation. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_78616 |
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carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives |
| prefixIRI |
CHEBI:78616 |
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carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives |
| textual definition |
Any organooxygen compound that is a polyhydroxy-aldehyde or -ketone, or a compound derived from one. Carbohydrates contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and usually have an empirical formula Cm(H2O)n; carbohydrate derivatives may contain other elements by substitution or condensation. |
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