By Team Aakash Byju's
Before jumping straight on to the topic: ‘Why Carbohydrates are considered Biomolecules’, let us see what Biomolecules are.
‘Biomolecules’ are numerous chemical molecules produced by cells in living organisms.
There are four types of biomolecules.
Biomolecules are mainly ‘polymers’, i.e., they are the compounds produced by several repeating units.
This means the carbon atoms in biomolecules are covalently bound to other atoms, C-C and C-H.
‘Carbohydrates’ are the group of organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, in the ratio of 1:2:1.
Hence, the general formula for Carbohydrates is represented as Cn(H2O)n.
Carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides that are linked together into polysaccharide chains.
The polysaccharide chains are linked together by a type of covalent bond called ‘Glycosidic bond’.
This is the main reason why carbohydrate is a type of biomolecule.
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