Carbohydrates And Their Function
Energy Source
Sucrose
A sugar made of glucose and fructose (Table sugar)
![Model of Sucrose](https://www.chemeo.com/cid/18-498-0/Sucrose.png)
Model of Sucrose
Glucose
Main energy source for cells.
![Model of Glucose](https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/undergraduate/chemistryincontext/interactives/nutrition/alpha-glucose.jpg)
Model of Glucose
Lactose
Sugar in milk, used for energy. (Breast milk, cows milk)
![Dairy products all contain lactose](https://www.unlockfood.ca/EatRightOntario/media/Website-images-resized/Managing-lactose-intolerance-resized.jpg)
Dairy products all contain lactose
Energy storage
Glycogen
Energy storage within animals.
Glycogen
Amylose
Starch is molecular energy which is stored in plants.
Nucleic Acids
Deoxyribose
Role of deoxybrose: Sugar of DNA structure.
![Model of Deoxyribose](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/L-Deoxyribose.png)
Model of Deoxyribose
DNA
Tissues with deoxyribose sugars are part genetic material.
![Dna structure](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/mt/science/shutterstock_34693498%20copy.jpg)
Dna structure
Structural
Dextran
The prokaryotic function or role of bacteria: energy storage or structure.
Cell Wall
Acts as framework in plant and bacterial cell.
Plant cell