Comparison of the chemical
structures of ribose (top)
and deoxyribose (bottom).

Deoxy sugars[1] are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen atom.

fucose

Examples include:

In Escherichia coli bacteria, deoxyribose sugars are synthesized via two different pathways - one pathway involves aldol condensation, whereas the other pathway is conversion of a ribose sugar into a deoxyribose sugar by means of changes on the nucleotide or nucleoside level. Deoxyribose is synthesized through the reduction of ribose. Deoxyribose is derived from the same precursor as ribose being that the reduction of the sugar with the extra hydroxyl group results in the deoxy-sugar, which has its hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen atom.[2]

Dideoxy sugars

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Some biologically important dideoxy sugars, sugars that have had two hydroxyl groups replaced with hydrogen atoms, include colitose and abequose.

Colitose
(3,6-Dideoxy-L-xylo-hexose)
Abequose
(3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Deoxy sugars". Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ Sable, Henry Z.; Wright, Elmer M.; Bagatell, Fillmore K. (1959-06-01). "Biosynthesis of Ribose and Deoxyribose in Escherichia coli". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234 (6): 1369–1374. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)70013-6. ISSN 1083-351X. PMID 13654380.
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