amino sugar
See also: aminosugar
English
Noun
amino sugar (plural amino sugars)
- (chemistry) any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group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
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