Carbohydrate Chemistry - Oxford Chemistry Primers, 99 Author:Benjamin G. Davis, Antony J. Fairbanks This book introduces the chemistry of carbohydrates, a family of molecules that have a central role in metabolism. This pivotal role in the biochemistry of life makes the study of carbohydrates important to both students of biochemistry and chemistry; this class of compound can also be used to illustrate some of the important principles of stere... more »ochemistry.« less