Monisidos

Monisidos is a term that appears infrequently in scientific literature and does not have a widely standardized definition in current chemistry or biochemistry references. In many cases, it is encountered as a nonstandard or language-derived form related to concepts such as monosides or monosaccharides, but its precise meaning is not consistently defined across sources.

In chemistry and biochemistry, the closest conventional concepts are monosides and monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of single sugar units such as glucose or fructose. Glycosides are compounds in which a sugar moiety (glycone) is bound to a non-sugar component (aglycone). Some authors may use the idea of a “monoside” to describe a glycoside that contains a single sugar residue, in contrast to more complex glycosides derived from multiple sugar units. In informal or legacy usage, “monisidos” might be used to refer to such single-sugar glycoside structures, but this usage is not standard.

Because of the lack of standardization, readers may encounter confusion between monisidos, monosides, and monosaccharides. When encountering the term, it is advisable to check the definitions provided by the specific source. In contemporary nomenclature, the terms monoside (for a single sugar-containing glycoside unit) and monosaccharide (for the simple sugar itself) are preferred, and “monisidos” is generally avoided in formal contexts.

See also: Monosaccharide; Glycoside; Monoside.