Desosamine
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Desosamine is a noun meaning (biochemistry) The amino sugar 3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-D-xylo-hexose that is a component of some macrolide antibiotics.
Meaning
(biochemistry) The amino sugar 3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-D-xylo-hexose that is a component of some macrolide antibiotics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include desosaminyl, daunosamine, dideoxymannose, dideoxyhexose, abequose, deoxyhexosyl.
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