monosaccharide /mono·sac·cha·ride/ (mon″o-sak´ah-rīd) 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.
monosaccharide
monosaccharide [mon″o-sak´ah-rīd]
monosaccharide
mon·o·sac·cha·ride (m n  -s k -r d, -r d)n. A carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed to a simpler carbohydrate by hydrolysis, especially one of the hexoses. Also called simple sugar. |
monosaccharide
[-sak′ərīd]
Etymology: Gk, monos + sakcharon, sugar
a simple carbohydrate consisting of a single basic sugar unit with the general formula Cn(H2O)n, with n ranging from 3 to 8.
monosaccharide [mon″o-sak´ah-rīd]
a simple sugar; a carbohydrate that cannot be broken down to simpler substances by hydrolysis. Subgroups include the aldoses and the ketoses.
monosaccharide
a simple sugar; a carbohydrate that cannot be broken down to simpler substances by hydrolysis, e.g. glucose, fructose and galactose.
monosaccharide absorption tests
see oral glucose tolerance test; d-xylose absorption test.
monosaccharide
Simple sugar A monomer of a more complex carbohydrate Examples Glucose, fructose, galactose. Cf Disaccharide, Polysaccharide.
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