What are monosaccharides?

• Monosaccharides are a single sugar unit
• α-Glucose:

  Main sugar used in respiration
• Galactose:

  Mainly in our diets as a part of the disaccharide, lactose, in milk
• Fructose:

  A sugar naturally in fruits, fish and some veg
• To help remember monosaccharides:

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