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Difference between Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Polysaccharide: Carbohydrates Study
Author(s): Hamid Kheyrodin*
Carbohydrates the general names of sugars are monomer (monosaccharides), dimers (disaccharides), trimer
(trisaccharides), oligomers (oligosaccharides) and polymers (polysaccharides) derived from sugars (sucrose,
Latin for sugar).A monosaccharide or simple sugar is an aldehyde or ketone with at least two hydroxyl groups.
Thus the two simple members of this class of compounds are 2 and 3-
dihydroxypropanal (glycerol aldehyde), 1 and 3-dihydroxypropanone (1 and 3-dihydroxyacetone). Aldehyde
sugars are classified as aldehydes. Those who have a ketone agent are called ketosis. Depending on the length of
the chain, sugars are called triose (3 carbon), tetrose (4 carbon), pentose (5 carbon), hexose (6 carbon), and so
on. Hence, 2 and 3-dihydroxypropanol (glycerol aldehyde) is an aldotriose. While 1 and 3-dihydroxypropanone
is a ketotriose.In this review we concluded t.. View More»
DOI:
http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303//ajfst.2023.031