monosaccharide metabolic process

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Namemonosaccharide metabolic process
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Biological process

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monosaccharide metabolism

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways involving monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates. They are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.

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