2007-01-17 03:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Germain L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Monosaccharides - single basic "sugar" units such as glucose and fructose
Disaccharides - two basic sugar units chemically combined such as sucrose (1 glucose unit + 1 fructose unit) or maltose (2 glucose units)
2007-01-17 05:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A monosaccharide is one 5 or 6 carbon sugar which can have a cyclic structure. C6H12O6 glucose
A disaccharide is 2 of these attached together. sucrose is one glucose and one fructose attached by dehydration synthesis
C12H22O11
2007-01-17 10:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A monosaccharide is composed of variations on a single carbon ring. A disaccharide is composed of two rings.
Glucose (karo syrup) is a monosaccharide, sucrose (table sugar) is a disaccharide.
2007-01-17 03:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A monosaccharide is a unmarried sugar including glucose,fructose,galactose. A disaccharide is whilst 2 guy or woman monosaccharides are joined at the same time via a glycosidic bonds - eg maltose is glucose-glucose, sucrose is glucose-fructose and lactose is glucose-galactose.
2016-12-16 10:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋