Name the monosaccharides and disaccharides . Why are they named so ?
Answers
Mono means 1
So,Particles of sugar 1
Dia means 2
So, Particles of sugar 2
Monosaccharide is glucose
Disaccharide is fructose
Examples of monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose (levulose), and galactose. Monosaccharides are the building blocks of disaccharides (such as sucrose and lactose) and polysaccharides (such as cellulose and starch).
Also,
Glucose, Fructose and Galactose are all monosaccharides. Their functinalities are different and they are structurally different from each other too, but the have the same molecular formula- C6H12O6. Therefore, they are Isomers of each other. Disaccharides are two molecules of sugar.
Simple monosaccharides may be named generically according on the number of carbon atoms n: trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc. ... An alternative nomenclature uses the suffix '-ose' only for aldoses, and '-ulose' for ketoses. The position of the carbonyl (when it is not 1 or 2) is indicated by a numerical infix.
A disaccharide is a compound in which two monosaccharide units are joined by a glycosidic linkage. Disaccharides which can be regarded as formed by reaction of the two glycosidic (anomeric) hydroxy groups with one another are named, systematically, as glycosyl glycosides.