Monosaccharides+erin


 * Monosaccharides: Include glucose, fructose, galactose, deoxyribose, and ribose. Monosaccharides are a single unit of sugar and are the smallest carbohydrates. Two monosaccharides are joined together by dehydration synthesis to form a disaccharide molecule. They do not hydrolyze and they occur naturally or they are obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides. They are the simplest form of carbohydrate. Can't be broken down to simpler sugars. Monosaccharides are usually colorless, water-soluble, and crystalline solids. Some have a sweet taste. monosaccharides are the building blocks of disaccharides such as sucrose and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides with eight or more carbons are rarely observed because they are quite unstable.**

**Chemical Formula: (CH2O) n+m ** **Chemical Structure: H(CHOH)nC=O(CHOH)mH **

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