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CH2OH is what type of monosaccharide

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CH2OH is the chemical formula of methanol. It is not a monosaccharide. According to the definition, monosaccharides are the simplest form of sugar; they cannot be further hydrolzed to yield simple sugar molecule. Its degradation will produce simple inorganic molecules such as H2O or CO2 but not any sugar molecule.

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