Title: saccharides
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - saccharides
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05441
Status: current

Definition
The monosaccharides (1) and di- (2), oligo- (3 - 10) and polysaccharides (many), which are made up of $n$ monosaccharide units linked to each other by a glycosidic bond. Considered by some to be synonymous with carbohydrates.

Related Terms
- carbohydrates: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C00820
- monosaccharides: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/M04021
- oligo: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/O04289
- polysaccharides: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04752

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1364 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

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Citation: Citation: 'saccharides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05441
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