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MeSH Heading: Monosaccharides
Tree Number(s): D09.947.875
Unique ID: D009005
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009005
Annotation: general or unspecified only; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Single chain carbohydrates that are the most basic units of CARBOHYDRATES. They are typically colorless crystalline substances with a sweet taste and have the same general formula CnH2nOn.
Entry Term(s): Monosaccharide; Simple Sugar; Simple Sugars
NLM Classification #: QU 81
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0014043
Scope Note: Single chain carbohydrates that are the most basic units of CARBOHYDRATES. They are typically colorless crystalline substances with a sweet taste and have the same general formula CnH2nOn.
Terms: Monosaccharides Preferred Term
Term UI T026931
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Monosaccharide
Term UI T001006223
Date01/27/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Simple Sugar
Term UI T001006222
Date01/27/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Simple Sugars
Term UI T000916929
Date03/08/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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