The general formula for a monosaccharide is (CH2O)n. Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrate, which means they cannot be hydrolyzed or broken down into smaller carbohydrates.

Like any other carbohydrate, too much sugar can be bad for you. Every sugar is categorized as either a monosaccharide or disaccharide. A monosaccharide is a simple sugar molecule. It is the ...

The monosaccharide browser is a carbohydrate-based site with a fairly narrow focus. Designed in 1999, it probably was rather high-tech in its time, what with having been written in Java and its ...

Magnified correlation functions for sucrose and glucose at a concentration of 10%. Image Credit: Bettersize Instruments Ltd The monosaccharide peaks around 1 nm are magnified to further understand the ...

Fructose and glucose are both simple monosaccharide sugars. Both starch and sugar, whether sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup (HCFS), yield glucose in large amounts when digested. Glucose is ...