Simple sugars are not macromolecules, but starches and cellulose are both polysaccharides and macromolecules.
Simple sugars are not macromolecules, but starches and cellulose are both polysaccharides and macromolecules.
Starch
Glucose makes Sugars and Starches and Cellulose.
Sugars and starches are saccharides. Sugars are typically monosaccharides like glucose, or disaccharides like sucrose (table sugar). Starches are polysaccharides, composed of thousands of glucose molecules.
Carbohydrates
Simple sugars are not macromolecules, but starches and cellulose are both polysaccharides and macromolecules.
Starch
Sugars, starches, and cellulose are all types of carbohydrates. Sugars are simple carbohydrates, while starches are complex carbohydrates that serve as energy storage in plants. Cellulose, also a complex carbohydrate, is a structural component of plant cell walls, providing rigidity and support. Together, they play vital roles in energy storage, structural support, and various metabolic processes in living organisms.
The macromolecule of sugar is a carbohydrate. This includes simple sugars like glucose and fructose, as well as complex carbohydrates like starch and cellulose. Carbohydrates are important sources of energy for living organisms.
Glucose makes Sugars and Starches and Cellulose.
Glucose
Sugars and starches are saccharides. Sugars are typically monosaccharides like glucose, or disaccharides like sucrose (table sugar). Starches are polysaccharides, composed of thousands of glucose molecules.
Though starch and cellulose are chemically made from the same elements, and in the same concentrations, the human body is able to break down starches into simple enough sugars to absorb, while the human body cannot break down cellulose.
Carbohydrates are the organic compound class that includes sugars and starches. They are essential nutrients used by the body as a source of energy.
Carbonydrates
Carbohydrates
Complex sugars are compounds made up of 3 or more simple sugars. For example, glucose is a monosaccharide (1 sugar) Lactose is a disaccharide (made up of 2 sugars) Amylose is a polysaccharide (thousands of sugars in the chain) so it is considered a "complex" sugar. Glucose is one of the sugars that usually makes up a "complex" sugar.