The Science of Diabetes

On-line Resources for Sugar and Carbohydrates


 

More information - Here are some web sites with more detailed information for those that are ineterested

Biochemistry notes - from Mark Rothery's Biology Web Site

Carbohydrates - from Kimball's Biology pages a wonderful site by Dr. John Kimball, a retired biology teacher and Professor.

Carbohydrates - a series of flash cards discussing the basics of carbohydrate chemistry from Kevin Milani in the department of chemistry at Hibbing Community College in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Carbohydrates - a very nice animated program from the BBC explaining the chemical basics of carbs - recommended!

Carbohydrates - A very well done discussion of carbohydrates in our food. This is from Degussa, a multinational corporation aligned to high-yield specialty chemistry.

Carbohydrates - a slide presentation about carbs and other macromolecules from Mary Ellard-Ivey at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA

Corn Refiners Association - interested in where a lot of sugar and starch in your diet comes from?

Digestive System - part of a Hypertext for Biomedical Sciences from Colorado State University

Review of food chemistry - part of a hypertext for biomedical sciences from Colorado State University.

Food Resource - a major source of food and nutrition information from Oregon State University

Giant Molecules of Life - lipids, carbohydrates and polysacharides - good images. Part of Science @ a Distance a very nice site from Professor John Blamire at Bio.edu at Brooklyn College The City University of New York

Glucose - models of the molecule, optical isomers, ring closure - from Kerry Cot at Clackamas Comunity College in Oregon City, Oregon

Institute of Food Research - from the United Kingdom

Molecular weight

Starch

Sugars and sweeteners - a very nice resource from Oregon State University

 


 

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