IN mammalian tissues carbohydrates not only constitute the major source of energy for work and anabolic processes but also provide the precursors for the formation of essential cell constituents ...

when twenty-four-year-old Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated a compound from the nuclei of white blood cells. This compound was neither a protein nor a lipid nor a carbohydrate ...

The three main macronutrients—carbohydrates ... They are a critical component of cell membranes, maintaining their structure and facilitating communication between cells. As an energy reserve ...