mon·o·sac·cha·ride (m n  -s k -r d, -r d)n. Any of several carbohydrates, such as tetroses, pentoses, and hexoses, that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Also called simple sugar. |
monosaccharide [ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd -rɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a simple sugar, such as glucose or fructose, that does not hydrolyse to yield other sugars
| monosaccharide (mn-sk-rd) Any of a class of carbohydrates that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis and that constitute the building blocks of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides consist of at least three carbon atoms, one of which is attached to an oxygen atom to form an aldehyde group (CHO) or a ketone, and the others of which are each attached to a hydroxyl group (OH). Monosaccharides can occur as chains or rings. Fructose, glucose, and ribose are monosaccharides. Also called simple sugar. Compare oligosaccharidepolysaccharide See more at aldoseketose |
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| Noun | 1. | monosaccharide - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates triose - any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule tetrose - any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule pentose - any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule hexose - a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule aldose - a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain ketose - any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal |
Translations
monosaccharide [ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd] n → monosaccaride m
monosaccharide [ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd] n → monosaccaride m
monosaccharide [ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd] n → monosaccaride m
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