Monosaccharide

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Family of carbohydrate with general formula: $(C{H}_{2}O{)}_n$
Monomer of polysaccharide
A.k.a. simple sugar

Broken down by cellular respiration to produce ATP

Two types of forms: cyclic (ring) & linear (chain)

Types

Classified by n. of $C$ atoms and position of the $C=O$ bond

Pentose

5-carbon ($C_5{H}_{10}{O}_5$)

[!example]+

• Ribose
• Ribulose

Hexose

6-carbon ($C_6{H}_{12}{O}_6$)

[!example]+

• Glucose
• Galactose
• Fructose

Glucose

Two ring forms:

• $\alpha$: $OH$ points down, $H$ points up
• $\beta$: $OH$ points up, $H$ points down

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