Term Name:	monosaccharide binding
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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.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0048029] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	carbohydrate binding small molecule binding
has subtype:	D-glucose binding D-mannose binding fructose binding fucose binding galactose binding L-arabinofuranose binding L-ascorbic acid binding rhamnose binding xylose binding