Term Name: monosaccharide transmembrane transport
Synonyms: monosaccharide transport
Definition: The process in which a monosaccharide is transported across a lipid bilayer, from one side of a membrane to the other. Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0015749]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: monosaccharide transmembrane transporter activity
is a type of: carbohydrate transmembrane transport
has subtype: 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate transmembrane transport hexose transmembrane transport L-ascorbic acid transmembrane transport pentose transmembrane transport