The minimum number of carbon atoms that should be present in a monosaccharide is:

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Monosaccharide is single polyhydroxy aldehyde (aldose) or ketone (ketose) units.

Glucose is a single polyhydroxy aldehyde, while fructose is a single polyhydroxy ketone.

A monosaccharide contains a skeleton, of carbon atoms. The minimum number of carbon atoms is three and it can go up to seven.

A triose is a monosaccharide, or simple sugar, containing three carbon atoms.

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