MONOSACCHARIDE

Monosaccharide

Monosaccharides are the most basic units of carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet taste. Examples of monosaccharides include glucose, fructose and galactose. Monosaccharides are the building blocks of disaccharides and polysaccharides . Further, each carbon atom that supports a hydroxyl group is chiral, giving rise to a number of isomeric forms all with the same chemical formula. For instance, galactose and glucose are both aldohexoses, but have different physical structures and chemical properties.

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monosaccharide

Noun

  1. A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring.


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