mono
Give two characteristics of each mono saccharides and polysaccharides.
Yes they can be found. They are very common
galactose and fructose
The building block of a carbohydrate is mono saccharides.
Simple sugars are called monomers which is mono saccharides.The mono saccharides for carbohydrates are glucose , fructose and glactose. Carbohydrates can also be Di saccharides which is sucrose , lactose.
Function and structure
disaccharide
Mono(single)-saccharides are single sugar units. with glucose and fructose being two examples of mono-saccharides. All carbohydrates are made up of linked mono-saccharides. and it is the type quantity and the way that they are linked which defines the type of carbohydrate and how your body reacts to it.
A condensation reaction (aka dehydration synthesis).
A molecule of water (H20) is produced.
For instant energy, athletes use glucose which is a mono-saccharides unit of Carbohydrate