DERIVED MONOSACCHARIDE

Question 1

What are derived monosaccharide ?

Answer 1

They are the modified monosaccharide.

Question 2

Give some example of the derived monosaccharide ?

Answer 2

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Deoxy sugar - Oxygen removed from the hydroxy group of 2nd carbon of RIBOSE

Amino sugar - Glucosamine

Sugar acid - Glucoronic acid or ascorbic acid

Sugar alcohol - Mannitol (obtain from brown algae)