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.

Dideoxy sugars

Some biologically important dideoxy sugars, sugars that have had two hydroxyl groups replaced with hydrogen atoms, include colitose, abequose, tyvelose, and paratose. These may be found in bacterial lipopolysaccharides

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