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Deoxy Sugars

	Deoxyglucose - 2-Deoxy-D-arabino-hexose. An antimetabolite of glucose with antiviral activity.
	Deoxyribose
	Fucose
	Rhamnose - A methylpentose whose L- isomer is found naturally in many plant glycosides and some gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

Deoxy Sugars Medical Definitions and Terms