deoxyhexose

deoxyhexose
A 6-carbon deoxy-sugar in which one OH is replaced by H.

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de·oxy·hex·ose (de-ok″se-hekґsōs) any deoxy sugar formed from a hexose; one in which the 6 carbon is reduced (6-deoxyhexose) is also called a methylpentose.

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