Monosaccharide

A sugar that may no longer be broken down into simpler sugars by hydrolysis.

A 6-carbon sugar.

Simple sugar, i.e., glucose, fructose, galactose, found in fruits, vegetables, milk, honey, and cane sugar; end-product of all digestible forms of carbohydrates.

A simple sugar which cannot be broken down any further, such as glucose or fructose.

The chemical building blocks of carbohydrates, hence known as “simple sugars.” They are classified by the number of carbon atoms in the (monosaccharide) molecule. For example, pentoses have five and hexoses have six carbon atoms. They normally form ring structures. The empirical formula for monosaccharides is (CH2O).

Sugars consisting of a single sugar molecule, such as glucose, fructose, or galactose.

A simple sugar containing only one saccharide unit.

A monosaccharide is a single unit of a carbohydrate. The most common monosaccharides provided in the diet are glucose, fructose, and galactose.

Simple sugar that cannot be dissolved by hydrolysis, such as glucose.

A simple sugar having the general formula (CH20)n. Monosaccharides may have between three and nine carbon atoms, but the most common number is five or six. Monosaccharides are classified according to the number of carbon atoms they possess. Thus trioses have three carbon atoms, tetroses four, pentoses five, and hexoses six. The most abundant monosaccharide is glucose (a hexose).

A sugar having six carbon atoms in the molecule, such as glucose, galactose, and laevulose.

A simple sugar that cannot be decomposed by hydrolysis, such as fructose, galactose, or glucose.

Simplest carbohydrates (sugars) formed by five- or six-carbon skeletons. The three most common monosaccharides are glucose, fructose, and galactose.

A carbohydrate made up of one basic sugar unit such as fructose and glucose.