AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd also-rəd. : a simple sugar, combination of sugars, or polymerized sugar see disaccharide, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, trisaccharide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural sugars, also called saccharides or carbohydrates, are polyhydroxylated aldehydes or ketones with the brute chemical formula Cn(H2O)m where n and m may be different. They are named by the suffix “-ose”. There are notably two families: ketoses and aldoses, containing from 3 to 7 carbon atoms for natural oses.

Detailed explanation-3: -A saccharide is the unit structure of carbohydrates. In biochemistry, saccharides are the carbohydrates or sugars that serve as the main source of energy that fuels diverse biochemical processes. The chemical formula for carbohydrates is Cn(H2O)n, this formula indicates whether the saccharide is simple or complex.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide (from Ancient Greek (sákkharon) ‘sugar’), a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. The saccharides are divided into four chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides.