monosaccharide (redirected from Monosaccharide transport proteins)

monosaccharide /mono·sac·cha·ride/ (mon?o-sak´ah-rid) a simple sugar, having the general formula CnH2nOn; a carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed by hydrolysis. The two main types are the aldoses and the ketoses.

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mon·o·sac·cha·ride (mn-sk-rd, -rd)

n.

A carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed to a simpler carbohydrate by hydrolysis, especially one of the hexoses. Also called simple sugar.

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monosaccharide

a simple sugar; a carbohydrate that cannot be broken down to simpler substances by hydrolysis, e.g. glucose, fructose and galactose.

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monosaccharide absorption tests

see oral glucose tolerance test; d-xylose absorption test.