Carbohydrates and Glycoconjugates · Zoology

Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

  1. Sucrose
  2. Starch
  3. Glucose
  4. Cellulose
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Correct answer: Glucose

Glucose is a monosaccharide — a single sugar unit that cannot be further hydrolyzed into simpler sugars. Sucrose is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose), while starch and cellulose are polysaccharides composed of multiple glucose units.

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