Chemicals and Drugs

Carbohydrates

A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES.

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A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES.

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1 entry terms
  • Carbohydrate

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Aspects Covered

27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general only; prefer specifics; glucides go here but could also be GLYCOSIDES; carbohydrates in the diet = DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES

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History Note

/metabolism was CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 1963-65

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  1. D09w

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QU 75

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbohydrates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002241. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002241
  2. Carbohydrates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate
  3. Carbohydrates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11358