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kolbaska11 [484]
3 years ago
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Mono" means one, "di" means two, "Poly" means many. Why are these terms used in describing the three types of sugars?

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Kobotan [32]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Mono: Monosaccharide sugars

Di: Disaccharide sugars

Poly: Polysaccharide sugars

The reason for adding the prefixes Mono,Do and Poly Infront of the three types of sugars is to show how many sugars are in each molecule right off the bat.

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