Polysaccharides analysis

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Polysaccharides analysis

Authors : Théo EFSTATHIOU, Christian NIO

Publication date: March 10, 2008 | Lire en français

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Carbohydrates are polyalcohols with an aldehyde (CHO) or ketone (CO) function. Most carbohydrates have a gross formula (CH₂O)n with $n ⩾ 3$ .

Carbohydrates are generally classified according to their degree of polymerization (DP). In the WHO/FAO report (1998) [1], the following classification was reported:

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(1) - WHO/FAO - Carbohydrates in human nutrition - . Brochure de la FAO sur les aliments et la nutrition, n° 66, FAO, Rome (1998).
(2) - GRAY (J.) - Carbohydrates. Nutritional and health aspects - . Brussels, ILSI Europe (2003).
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