Name 3 Monosaccharides

List of Monosaccharides

Fructose,glucose and sucrose
Fructose and glucose are examples of monosaccharides. The third structure, sucrose, is a disaccharide. PASIEKA / Getty Images
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Updated on January 12, 2019
  1. glucose (dextrose)
  2. fructose (levulose)
  3. galactose
  4. ribose
  5. xylose
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