Deoxy sugar

Deoxy sugar
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Deoxyribose.svg
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 atom.

Examples include:

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