monosaccharide
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- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈsækəraɪd/
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monosacárido
- These are by far the three most common monosaccharides that you can ingest in any version of a human diet.
- monosaccharides (e.g., fructose)
So you actually have a net loss of energy because it was an amino acid versus a monosaccharide, a sugar.
- So you actually have a net loss of energy because it was an amino acid versus a monosaccharide, a sugar.
- These are by far the three most common monosaccharides that you can ingest in any version of a human diet.
Examples
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The analysis of carbohydrates was performed by following a modified monosaccharide protocol previously described by Chaplin et al. (1994) 60.
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Glucose and fructose are examples of monosaccharides that provide quick energy to the body.
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So you actually have a net loss of energy because it was an amino acid versus a monosaccharide, a sugar.
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Stands standing for fermentable Lego saccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.
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Further complicating the issue, there are also sugars—disaccharides—that are compounds made of two monosaccharides covalently bound together.
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By the way, in case you forgot: sucrose = fructose + glucose (a disaccharide made from the monosaccharides fructose and glucose).
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In this study, the authors concluded that HFCS, while compositionally similar to sucrose, is often already broken down into monosaccharides, which may allow the body to more rapidly metabolize and store this energy.
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So FODMAP, FODMAP, fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.
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The "Martian" degenerated in a few hours to simple proteins and monosaccharides, remarkable enough coming from clay, quartz, and mineral-rich water, but hardly the stuff of romance.
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Scientists have concluded that metabolic syndrome results mainly from excessive caloric intake and that fructose should not be singled out, as it may improve control of blood glucose and is a normal, natural monosaccharide sugar present in plant foods tasting sweet.
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Synonyms
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A small sweet part of food the body uses for quick energy, like glucose or fructose
A single sugar that cannot be broken into smaller sugars
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
monosaccharide = saccharide (semi-transparent) = mono + sacchar + ide
The prefix mono- clearly means 'one', but the base word saccharide is technical chemistry vocabulary, so the meaning is only partly obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Monosaccharide breaks into mono- meaning 'one' and saccharide meaning 'sugar'. So a monosaccharide is literally a 'one sugar', the smallest sugar unit that cannot be broken into simpler sugars.