Biology A-Level
monosaccharides
What monosaccharides means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Examples of monomers, such as glucose, which join by glycosidic bonds to make disaccharides and polysaccharides.
The monomers from which larger carbohydrates are made; glucose, galactose and fructose are common examples.
Topics that use monosaccharides
- Carbohydrates (AQA A-Level)
- Monomers and polymers (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid hydrolysis of non-reducing sugars
- alternate monomers rotated 180 degrees
- amino acids
- amylose and amylopectin
- beta-glucose polymer
- beta-glucose rotation
- branching and rapid hydrolysis
- common ancestry
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