Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function
monosaccharide binding
- Term ID
- GO:0048029
- Synonyms
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- Definition
- Binding to a monosaccharide. Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H[CHOH]nC(=O)[CHOH]mH with three or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.
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- Ontology
- GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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