Sugars

Short chain carbohydrate molecules that have hydroxyl groups attached to each carbon atom unit with the exception of one carbon that has a doubly-bond aldehyde or ketone oxygen. Cyclical sugar molecules are formed when the aldehyde or ketone groups respectively form a hemiacetal or hemiketal bond with one of the hydroxyl carbons. The three dimensional structure of the sugar molecule occurs in a vast array of biological and synthetic classes of specialized compounds including AMINO SUGARS; CARBASUGARS; DEOXY SUGARS; SUGAR ACIDS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; and SUGAR PHOSPHATES.

Year introduced: 2018

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Tree Number(s): D09.947

MeSH Unique ID: D000073893

Entry Terms:

• Sugar

Pharmacologic Action:

• Sweetening Agents

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Carbohydrates
Sugars
Dietary Sugars
Dietary Sucrose
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Disaccharides
Cellobiose
Isomaltose
Lactose
Lactulose
Maltose
Melibiose
Sucrose +
Trehalose
Monosaccharides
Heptoses +
Hexoses +
Ketoses +
Pentoses +
Tetroses
Trioses +