Question
What are monosaccharides? Draw ring structure of $\alpha-D-(+)$ - glucopyranose?
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Answer
Monosaccharides: A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed further to give simpler units of polyhydroxy aldehyde or polyhydroxy ketone is called a monosaccharide.
eg. Glucose, fructose, ribose, etc.
Ring ring structure of α-D-(+)-glucopyranose:
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