The difference between Monosaccharide and Tetrasaccharide

When used as nouns, monosaccharide means a simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring, whereas tetrasaccharide means any oligosaccharide having four sugar residues.

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  1. Monosaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):

    A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring

  1. Tetrasaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):

    Any oligosaccharide having four sugar residues

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