Parameter: monosaccharide

Short Description: 
monosaccharide
Short Name: 
monosaccharide
Official Name: 
monosaccharide
Units: 
various units (ng/ml, ng/l)
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» skos:exactMatch https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI%3A35381
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Description

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.