monosaccharose

DEFINITIONS OF: monosaccharose

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; 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; ketose
any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal; aldohexose
a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group; ketohexose
a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

Type of:: 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

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