monosaccharide binding

Term ID

GO:0048029

Synonyms

Definition

Binding to a monosaccharide. Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(=O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H[CHOH]nC(=O)[CHOH]mH with three or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.

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Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: carbohydrate binding small molecule binding

carbohydrate binding small molecule binding Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: fructose binding fucose binding galactose binding glucose binding L-arabinofuranose binding ... Show All 9 Terms

fructose binding fucose binding galactose binding glucose binding L-arabinofuranose binding L-ascorbic acid binding mannose binding rhamnose binding xylose binding Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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