Monosaccharide - Sigma-Aldrich

Monosaccharide definition: a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of

A monosaccharide is a single sugar molecule This includes glucose, fructose, and galactose Disaccharides are double sugars, such as sucrose

monosaccharide Monosaccharide naming further distinguishes both the highest priority functional group and number of carbon atoms as well as the chirality of the highest

monosaccharide Monosaccharide · Carbonyl type · Carbon Chain Length with –“ose” ending ( –triose, -tetrose, –pentose, -hexose,