What is the structure of monosaccharides?

Monosaccharides are the basic unit of carbohydrates, an organic class of molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, usually in a respective ratio of 1 1 11: 2 2 22: 1 1 11. When in their linear chain form, these molecules are polyhydroxylated aldehydes and ketones. read more

Video: Monosaccharides: Definition, Structure & Examples Carbohydrates are a very important part of our diet because they are one of our main sources of energy. The most basic unit of carbohydrates is monosaccharides, which is the main focus of our lesson. read more

Structure and nomenclature With few exceptions (e.g., deoxyribose), monosaccharide have this chemical formula: C x (H 2 O) y, where conventionally x ≥ 3. Monosaccharides can be classified by the number x of carbon atoms they contain: triose (3), tetrose (4), pentose (5), hexose (6), heptose (7), and so on. read more

A monosaccharide, most often called a simple sugar, is the simplest form of carbohydrate. Monosaccharides all have the same basic structure, symbolized with the chemical formula (CH2O)n, in which “n” stands for the number of carbon atoms. read more