Monosaccharides are the most basic unit of carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water-soluble, crystal solids.... containing three carbon
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element with chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalence?making four electrons available to form covalent bond chemical bonds.... atom
Atom
|-! bgcolor=gray | Properties|-||}The atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a dense, central atomic nucleus surrounded by a electron cloud of electric charge electrons.... s. There are only two trioses, an aldotriose (glyceraldehyde
Glyceraldehyde
Glyceraldehyde is a triose monosaccharide with chemical formula Carbon3Hydrogen6Oxygen3. It is the simplest of all common aldoses.... ) and a ketotriose (dihydroxyacetone
Dihydroxyacetone
Dihydroxyacetone is a simple carbohydrate that is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is often derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane, by the fermentation of glycerin.... ). Trioses are important in respiration
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is the set of the metabolism reactions and processes that take place in organisms' cell s to convert Energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate , and then release waste products.... . Namely, lactic acid
Lactic acid
Lactic acid , also known as milk acid, is a chemical compound that plays a role in several biochemistry processes. It was first isolated in 1780 by a Swedish chemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, and is a carboxylic acid with a chemical formula of C3H6O3.... and pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid is an organic acid. It is also a ketone. It is the simplest keto acids. The carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid is known as pyruvate.... are derived from aldotriose and ketotriose, respectively.
Monosaccharides are the most basic unit of carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water-soluble, crystal solids.... containing three carbon
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element with chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalence?making four electrons available to form covalent bond chemical bonds.... atom
Atom
|-! bgcolor=gray | Properties|-||}The atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a dense, central atomic nucleus surrounded by a electron cloud of electric charge electrons.... s. There are only two trioses, an aldotriose (glyceraldehyde
Glyceraldehyde
Glyceraldehyde is a triose monosaccharide with chemical formula Carbon3Hydrogen6Oxygen3. It is the simplest of all common aldoses.... ) and a ketotriose (dihydroxyacetone
Dihydroxyacetone
Dihydroxyacetone is a simple carbohydrate that is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is often derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane, by the fermentation of glycerin.... ). Trioses are important in respiration
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is the set of the metabolism reactions and processes that take place in organisms' cell s to convert Energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate , and then release waste products.... . Namely, lactic acid
Lactic acid
Lactic acid , also known as milk acid, is a chemical compound that plays a role in several biochemistry processes. It was first isolated in 1780 by a Swedish chemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, and is a carboxylic acid with a chemical formula of C3H6O3.... and pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid is an organic acid. It is also a ketone. It is the simplest keto acids. The carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid is known as pyruvate.... are derived from aldotriose and ketotriose, respectively.
Dihydroxyacetone is a simple carbohydrate that is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is often derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane, by the fermentation of glycerin.... :
A diose is a monosaccharide containing two carbon atoms. Because the general chemical formula of an unmodified monosaccharide is n, where n is three or greater, it does not meet the formal definition of a monosaccharide.... (not proper)
A tetrose is a monosaccharide with 4 carbon atoms. They either have an aldehyde functional group in position 1 or a ketone functional group in position 2 ....
A pentose is a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms.They either have an aldehyde functional group in position 1 , or a ketone functional group in position 2 ....
In organic chemistry, a hexose is a monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, having the chemical formula C6H12O6. Hexoses are classified by functional group, with aldohexoses having an aldehyde at position 1, and ketohexoses having a ketone at position 2....
A heptose is a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms.They either have an aldehyde functional group in position 1 , or a ketone functional group in position 2 ....
