amino sugar

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Noun

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amino sugar (plural amino sugars)

  1. (chemistry) any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group

Usage notes

  • Their systematic names are of the form x-amino-x-deoxymonosaccharide