Difference between Monosaccharide and Disaccharide
What is the difference between Monosaccharide and Disaccharide?
Monosaccharide as a noun is a simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring. while Disaccharide as a noun is any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.
Monosaccharide
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring.
Disaccharide
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.
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