Tag: C h o

Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules in nature, and they are defined by their specific elemental composition. The three primary elements that make up carbohydrates, found in a simple 1:2:1 ratio, are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

A common misconception in biology is that all biomolecules follow a simple elemental ratio, but lipids fundamentally diverge from this pattern. Specifically, lipids do not have a 1:2:1 ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, a chemical characteristic that belongs to carbohydrates.