Monosaccharides
- Name
- Monosaccharides
- Accession Number
- DBCAT001422
- Description
Simple sugars, carbohydrates which cannot be decomposed by hydrolysis. They are colorless crystalline substances with a sweet taste and have the same general formula CnH2nOn. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Topiramate An anticonvulsant drug used in the control of epilepsy and in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraines. Fructose Not Available D-glucose A most commonly occurring isomer of glucose used as a carbohydrate supplementation in case of nutrient deprivation and metabolic disorders, such as hypoglycemia. Ghavamiol Not Available Abequose Not Available 5-fluoro-beta-L-gulosyl fluoride Not Available beta-D-glucuronic acid Not Available N-acetyl-N'-beta-D-glucopyranosyl urea Not Available 1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranose Not Available Tyvelose Not Available N-(Benzoylcarbamoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosylamine Not Available Tagatose Intended for use as a therapeutic adjunct in the treatment of type II diabetes. Glufosfamide Investigated for use/treatment in pancreatic cancer, solid tumors, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, brain cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and sarcoma. Invert sugar Invert sugar presents a large variety of uses. It can be used therapeutically for parenteral hyperalimentation or to be used as an excipient with a known effect. Invert sugar is... Levoglucose Levoglucose has been used in trials studying the diagnostic of Bowel Cleansing Prior to Colonoscopy. Dihydroxyacetone A ketotriose compound. Its addition to blood preservation solutions results in better maintenance of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels during storage. It is readily phosphorylated to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by triokinase in erythrocytes. In... Cellotetraose Not Available L-Glycero-D-Manno-Heptopyranose Not Available Bimosiamose Investigated for use/treatment in asthma, psoriasis and psoriatic disorders, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory disorders (unspecified), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Xylose The predominant everyday nutritional usage of xylose is as a parent sugar alcohol from which another sugar alcohol - xylitol- can be derived from and used as an extremely common... Galactose There are limited therapeutic uses for which galactose is formally indicated. Some predominant indications include (a) the use of galactose to facilitate the construction of structurally and immunologically effective attenuated... Mannose Mannose is under investigation for the basic science of IUGR and Pregnancy. Ribose Ribose is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01727479 (Ribose and Sport Performance). Psicose Psicose is under investigation in clinical trial NCT02459834 (The Fructose and Allulose Catalytic Effects (FACE) Trial). L-Arabinose Not Annotated Davanat Davanat is under investigation in clinical trial NCT00054977 (Safety of GM-CT-01 With and Without 5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Solid Tumors). Beta-D-Glucose A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically... - Drugs & Drug Targets