what is the major monosaccharide found /used in the body
Glucose. A 6-carbon monosaccharide that usually exists in a ring form; found as such in blood, and in table sugar bonded to fructose; also known as dextrose; the major monosaccharide found in the body; in the bloodstream it may be called blood sugar-p. 125 & 127.
Fructose. also called fruit sugar; a-carbon monosaccharide that usually exists in a ring form; found in fruits and honey. After consumed, it is absorbed by the small intestine and transported to the liver, where it is quickly metabolized. -p. 126-127.