deoxy sugar

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See also: deoxysugar

English

Noun

deoxy sugar (plural deoxy sugars)

(biochemistry) Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

Derived terms

deoxy sugar alcohol

See also

deoxyribose

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