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Monosaccharides

Medical Definition:	Simple sugars, carbohydrates which cannot be decomposed by hydrolysis. They are colorless crystalline substances with a sweet taste and have the same general formula CnH2nOn. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Guide Notes:	GEN; prefer specifics

Monosaccharides Categories.

	Heptoses
	Hexoses
	Ketoses
	Pentoses - A class of carbohydrates that contains five carbon atoms.
	Tetroses
	Trioses

Monosaccharides Medical Definitions and Terms

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