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What are monosaccharides?
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A carbohydrate that can not be hydrolysed further into simple unit of polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone is called a monosacchride. About 20 monosaccharides are known to occur in nature, e.g., glucose, fructose, ribose etc.
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