Question

Difference between aldehyde and ketone carbohydrates

Answer 1

Monosaccharides, the simplestcarbohydrates, are aldehydes or ketones that have two or more hydroxyl groups; the empirical formula of many is (C-H2O)n, literally a “carbon hydrate.” Monosaccharides are important fuel molecules as well as building blocks for nucleic acids.

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Answer 2

Answer:

So Polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketones and their anhydrides describes carbohydrates, as molecules that contain an aldehyde or a ketone and have many OH groups, and may be connected together with the removal of water. Basically all of this is just a chemical way of saying "sugars" and "polysaccharides" (like starch).