Preferred Label : amino sugars;
IUPAC definition : monosaccharides having one alcoholic hydroxy group (commonly but not necessarily in
position 2) replaced by an amino group; systematically known as i x /i -amino- i
x /i -deoxymonosaccharides. (Glycosylamines are excluded.) E.g. d-glucosamine or 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose.;
Origin ID : A00283;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
monosaccharides having one alcoholic hydroxy group (commonly but not necessarily in
position 2) replaced by an amino group; systematically known as i x /i -amino- i
x /i -deoxymonosaccharides. (Glycosylamines are excluded.) E.g. d-glucosamine or 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose.
