A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.
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Examples for "monosaccharide"
Examples for "monosaccharide"
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At least some carbohydrate prioritization effects occur at the level of monosaccharide recognition.
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Our results also allude to the potential of monosaccharide therapy for several other CDG.
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Together these enzymes cleave starch to smaller molecules ultimately resulting in the absorbable monosaccharide glucose.
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Modification of the enzyme to expose certain monosaccharide moieties results in increased delivery to specific cell types.
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Unlike traditional acid hydrolysis procedures, there is minimal degradation of monosaccharide residues or deacetylation of N-acetylhexosamines by employing this technique.
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It also suggests keeping simple sugar and salt intake low.
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Your body's primary source of energy is glucose, a simple sugar created when carbohydrates are broken down during digestion.
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Carbs are necessary because your body breaks them down into glucose, the kind of simple sugar used by your cells for energy.
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In 2008, she and fellow Purdue researcher Terry Davidson fed rats a yogurt supplement sweetened either with glucose, a simple sugar, or zero-calorie saccharin.
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Simple sugars enter your bloodstream quickly, giving you that much-touted lift.