Are carbohydrates hydrophobic?

by **leftventricle** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:47 pm

Are carbohydrates hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

Straightforward answer please, only a gr12 high school Biology student here.

by **JackBean** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:33 pm

how that there are so plenty of grade 12 biologists?

So, what's their structure? What groups do they have?

by **leftventricle** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:35 pm

They have hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups...

I'm guessing they are hydrophilic because glucose can dissolve in water (though it forms a ring structure)?

by **JackBean** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:46 am

Yes, it has ring structure, so what?

by **leftventricle** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:51 am

JackBean wrote:Yes, it has ring structure, so what?

Idk...are they hydrophilic?

by **JackBean** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:21 am

You know, which groups it contains, so what's the problem?

(yes, it is hydroPHILLIC)

Are carbohydrates hydrophobic?

Are carbohydrates hydrophobic?

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