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Where are carbohydrates found in the body? And in cells?

User Khaliq
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Hi,

Answer: The Liver

My work: Carbohydrates are usually located and converted in the Liver.

Extra Information: The body uses Carbohydrates as glucose. From there glucose can be converted to glycogen.

Words you might not know:

1) Converted - To change.

2) Glucose - Energy source.

3) Glycogen - Stores Carbohydrates

I Hope I Helped!

~KingJupiter



User Koogee
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The human body uses carbohydrates in the form of glucose. Glucose can be converted to glycogen, a polysaccharide similar to starch, which is stored in the liver and the muscles and is a readily available source of energy for the body.

Carbohydrates are found on the outer surface of all eukaryotic cell membranes and are attached to mostly the membrane proteins & sometime phospholipids.


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