amino sugars

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@M04021@ having one alcoholic hydroxy group (commonly but not necessarily in position 2) replaced by an amino group; systematically known as x-amino-x-deoxymonosaccharides. (@G02663@ are excluded.) E.g. d-glucosamine or 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose.
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Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1317 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'amino sugars' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00283 RIS BibTex EndNote
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