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hydrolyzed to two monosaccharide molecules is call

can be hydrolyzed to many monosaccharide molecu

A monosaccharide may be further classified. I

knownas an aldose; if it contains a keto group it is k

number of carbon atoms it contains, a monosacc

pentose, hexose, and so on. An aldohexose, for exacontaining an aldehyde group ; a ketopentose is a f

a keto group. ost naturally occuring monosacchar

!arbohydrates that reduce "ehling#s $or %enedi

reducing sugars. All monosaccharides, whether aldost disaccharides are reducing sugars ; sucrose $exception, for it is a non-reducing sugar.