Are all carbohydrates polymers?
1 Answer
May 1, 2017
All carbohydrates are not polymer. Simple sugars are members of the carbohydrate group that are not considered polymers.
Explanation:
Simple sugars like glucose and fructose are monomers, both with the molecular formula
Table sugar sucrose may be considered a dimer of glucose and fructose, formula
You would hardly call these "poly" (=many).
