monosaccharide
Definition
Parent monosaccharides are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H-[CHOH]n-C(=O)[CHOH]m-H with three or more carbon atoms. The generic term 'monosaccharide' (as opposed to oligosaccharide or polysaccharide) denotes a single unit, without glycosidic connection to other such units. It includes aldoses, dialdoses, aldoketoses, ketoses and diketoses, as well as deoxy sugars, provided that the parent compound has a (potential) carbonyl group.
Reference
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EMBL-EBI 2025 Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EBML). [2025-2-27] www.ebi.ac.uk
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Relationships
Properties
Label
monosaccharide
EUPH Code (UID)
[910]
EUPH IRI
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35381
Descriptor
n/a
Created
2023-01-23
Updated
2025-05-07
Contributors
Class
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Translation
Authors: Michael Rubinigg
Class translations
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English
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monosaccharide
Noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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German
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Monosaccharid
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Approved
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German
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Einfachzucker
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Approved
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