carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives
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.
Reference
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EMBL-EBI 2025 Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EBML). [2025-2-27] www.ebi.ac.uk
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Relationships
carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives
carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives
Properties
Label
carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives
EUPH Code (UID)
[8213]
EUPH IRI
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_78616
Descriptor
n/a
Created
2025-05-07
Updated
2025-05-07
Contributors
Class
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Translation
Authors: Michael Rubinigg
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