| Fructose, either as a monosaccharide or in sucrose, was also found to decrease the negative effects of ethanol in rats. |
| Each group can be divided into various sub-groups, based on the number and composition of monosaccharide units. |
| Because each monosaccharide can link to more than one other monosaccharide, oligosaccharides can be branched. |
| Bacteria, predominantly mutans streptococci, metabolize monosaccharide and disaccharide sugars to produce acid that demineralizes teeth and causes cavities. |
| Another common monosaccharide is fructose, also naturally present in plants, and abundant in honey. |
| Its molecule is split in fermentation or digestion to yield the simple monosaccharide sugars dextrose and galactose. |
