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What are monosaccharides?

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Monosaccharides are simple carbohydrates which can not be hydrolysed to still simpler carbohydrates. Usually they have the general formula `(CH_(2)O)_(n)`, where n = 3-7. These are of two types: aldoses (Which contain an aldehyde group) and ketoses (which contain a keto group). Thus, glucose `(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))` is an aldose while fructose `(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))` is a ketose.
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