Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates. They can join together and form complex carbohydrates, for example: 2 monosaccharides form disaccharides, 3-10 of them form oligosaccharides and 11 or more
lignocellulose, which is composed of polysaccharides such as cellulose and hemicellulose, and lignin. For example, polysaccharides can be hydrolyzed by a glycoside hydrolase to form monosaccharides such as glucose and xylose, which can then be used as biofuels or the raw materials for chemical ...
Over the past decade or so there has been a surge of interest in understanding the effect of diet on the microbiota and the impact of the microbiota on overall health.27 Some soyfoods may influence the microbiota because the soybean contains large amounts of oligosaccharides (pred...