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Q.What are monosaccharides? Explain denaturation of proteins.

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2020Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Monosaccharides are the basic carbohydrate building blocks; denaturation unfolds a protein's shape without breaking its primary sequence.

Monosaccharides: Carbohydrates that cannot be broken down (hydrolysed) into simpler polyhydroxy aldehyde/ketone units under any conditions are called monosaccharides; they are the simplest sugars, e.g. glucose (C6H12O6C_6H_{12}O_6, an aldohexose) and fructose (a ketohexose). They act as the monomer units of oligo- and polysaccharides.

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