Deoxy sugar

Comparison of the chemical structures of ribose (top) and deoxyribose (bottom).

fucose

rhamnose

Deoxy sugars are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen.

Examples include:

• Deoxyribose (based upon ribose)
• Fucose
• Rhamnose

External links

• MeSH Deoxy+Sugars
• Overview at qmul.ac.uk

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