monosaccharides
Monosaccharides are simple sugars that consist of a single sugar unit, forming the basic building blocks of carbohydrates.
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- carbohydrates
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- glycogen
- glycolysis
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- monosaccharide derivatives
- polysaccharides
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- simple carbohydrates
- simple sugars
- starch
- sugar chemistry
- sugar function
- sugar metabolism
- sugar molecules
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