Assertion: carbohydrate | /r/CapableOf | serve as structural material
Facets:
value: aside from the sugars
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Aside from the sugars and starches that meet this vital nutritional role, carbohydrates also serve as a structural material (cellulose), a component of the energy transport compound ATP, recognition sites on cell surfaces, and one of three essential components of DNA and RNA.
text: In addition, some carbohydrates serve as structural materials.