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ChEBI

monosaccharide

Term ID
CHEBI:35381
Synonyms
  • monosacarido
  • monosacaridos
  • Monosaccharid
  • Monosaccharide
  • monosaccharides
  • Monosacharid
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.
References
  • KEGG:C06698
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from monosaccharide
Phenotype where environments contain monosaccharide
Phenotype modified by environments containing monosaccharide
Human Disease Model