"' Deoxy sugars "'are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen atom.
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"' Fucose "'is a hexose deoxy sugar with the chemical formula C 6 H 12 O 5.
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"' Digitalose "'is a deoxy sugar that is a component of various cardiac glycosides including thevetin and emicymarin.
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The biosynthesis of Neocarzinostatin Chromophore takes place through a convergence of the activities of a gene cluster, which includes, two separate iterative type I polyketide synthase ( PKS ) and deoxy sugar biosynthetic pathways.
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Two structural features distinguish fucose from other six-carbon sugars present in mammals : the lack of a hydroxyl group on the carbon at the 6-position ( C-6 ) ( thereby making it a deoxy sugar ) and the-configuration.