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BM66 D-Mannosamine HCl
BM84 N-Acetylmannosamine
BM85 2,3:5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-mannofuranose
BM86 2,3:5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene-α-L-mannofuranose
BR51 D-Ribono-1,4-lactone
BR52 2-Deoxy-L-Ribose
BR53 L-Ribose
BR54 L-Ribono-1,4-lactone
BR55 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-L-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR56 2-C-Methyl-L-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR57 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-L-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR58 2,3-O-Isopropylidene-L-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR59 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-L-ribofuranose
BR60 2,3-O-Isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-L-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR61 L-Rhamnose
BR63 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR64 2-C-Methyl-D-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR65 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-D-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR66 2-C-Methyl-D-ribose
BR67 2,3-O-Isopropylidene-D-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR68 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-ribofuranose
BR69 2,3-O-Isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-D-ribono-1,4-lactone
BR70 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-D-ribofuranose
BR71 2-C-Methyl-L-ribose
BR72 5-O-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-L-ribofuranose
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What are Monosaccharides?
Monosaccharides, often considered to be simple sugars, are the basic building blocks of carbohydrates. These are generally water-soluble, crystalline solids with the general formula CnH2nOn. They can be classified by the number of carbon atoms they contain, the most abundant are pentoses (5 carbons) and hexoses (6 carbons).
Examples of these building blocks commonly found in nature include xylose (plant cell walls), ribose (RNA), glucose (cell energy source), mannose (plant cell walls) and fructose (a constituent of sucrose).
Monosaccharides form more complex saccharides via the formation of glycosidic bonds. For example, D-glucose and D-galactose combine to form the disaccharide lactose, commonly found in milk, while D-glucose and D-fructose combine to form sucrose (table sugar).
