Preferred Name |
monosaccharide |
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Synonyms |
Monosaccharide monosaccharides monosacarido monosacaridos Monosaccharid Monosacharid |
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Definitions |
Parent monosaccharides are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H-[CHOH]n-C(=O)[CHOH]m-H with three or more carbon atoms. The generic term 'monosaccharide' (as opposed to oligosaccharide or polysaccharide) denotes a single unit, without glycosidic connection to other such units. It includes aldoses, dialdoses, aldoketoses, ketoses and diketoses, as well as deoxy sugars, provided that the parent compound has a (potential) carbonyl group. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35381 |
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definition |
Parent monosaccharides are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H-[CHOH]n-C(=O)[CHOH]m-H with three or more carbon atoms. The generic term 'monosaccharide' (as opposed to oligosaccharide or polysaccharide) denotes a single unit, without glycosidic connection to other such units. It includes aldoses, dialdoses, aldoketoses, ketoses and diketoses, as well as deoxy sugars, provided that the parent compound has a (potential) carbonyl group. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Monosaccharide monosaccharides |
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has_obo_namespace |
plant_experimental_conditions_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
monosacarido monosacaridos Monosaccharid Monosacharid |
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id |
CHEBI:35381 |
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label |
monosaccharide |
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notation |
CHEBI:35381 |
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prefLabel |
monosaccharide |
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