Monosaccharides|Classification|Carbohydrates|Biochemistry|Pharmacy Technician|Dr Muhammad Naeem RPh

Monosaccharides|Classification|Carbohydrates|Biochemistry|Pharmacy Technician|Dr Muhammad Naeem RPh ‪@drnaeempharmacist381‬ Monosaccharide Mono ------------------one Saccharides--------------sugar 1. They are sweet in taste. 2.It cannot further hydrolysis. 3.Generally they are water soluble. 4. Two types of functional group are present in it. i) Aldehyde group: (–CHO) ii) Keto group: O || R-C-R Classification of monosaccharide Monosaccharide can be classified on the basis of functional group i) Aldose ii) Ketose Aldose i) Glucose: (C6H12O6) It is also called grape sugar. It is widely distributed in nature. It combines with other sugars to form important disaccharides such as sucrose, maltose, and lactose. It is commercially obtained from starch. It is the main sugar of human body. Normal blood glucose level of human in fasting 80_100mg% and in random is 100__120mg%. Glucose is also called dextrose. ii) Ribose: iii) Erythrose: iv) Glucoheptose: Ketose i) Fructose: (C6H12O6) The most common source of fructose is sucrose. It is sweetest of all the sugars. Pure honey contains fructose. It is present in appreciable amount in seminal fluid and act as source of energy for spermatozoa. ii) Erythrulose: iii) Ribulose: iv) Sedoheptulose