Monosaccharide

Of sugar.   May also be referred to as monosaccharose and simple sugar.

A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.

This concept's ID is @1~75709

Contains

  • hexose 2 facts

    A monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule.

  • aldose 1 facts

    A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal.

  • ketose 1 facts

    Any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal.

  • tetrose 0 facts

    Any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule.

  • triose 0 facts

    Any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule.

  • pentose 0 facts

    Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule.