Term: monosaccharides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04021

Definition:
A term which includes aldoses, ketoses and a wide variety of derivatives. Derivation includes oxidation, deoxygenation, introduction of other substituents, alkylation and acylation of hydroxy groups, and chain branching. E.g. M04021.png

Related Terms:
1) aldoketoses (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00211).
2) uronic acids (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.U06579).
3) amino sugars (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00283).
4) saccharides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05441).
5) glycosides (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02661).
6) aldoses (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00213).
7) ketoses (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.K03387).
8) oxidation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04362).
9) chain branching (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00948).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/M04021.png) 

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1349 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'monosaccharides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04021

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