monosaccharide

1.The monosaccharide are made up of rhamnose, glucose, mannitose, galactose and xylose.It offers foundation for boosting biological activities by hydrolyzing saponins.

硅胶薄层层析证明刺嫩芽皂甙的单可能由鼠李、、甘露、半乳和木组成，这为酶水解提高刺嫩芽皂甙活性研究提据。

2.Sugar alcohol (alditol) An alcohol derived from a monosaccharide by reduction of its carbonyl group (CO) so that each carbon atom of the sugar has an alcohol group (OH).

单的羰基(CO)还原得到一个醇．继而分子的每个碳原子都连有一个羟基(OH)。