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168 Biologial significance of carbohydrates Ke-Yi WANG (Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institures for Biological Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China) Abstract carbohydrates are one of the most important energy supplier for living organisms. In varieties of forms and through different mechanisms, carbohydrates offer organisms protection and defense. Key words carbohydrate; energy supplier; protection and defense; information molecule