Term Name: | anhydro sugar |
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Synonyms: | anhydro sugar, anhydro sugars, anhydrosugars, sugar anhydride, sugar anhydrides |
Definition: | Intramolecular ethers formally arising by elimination of water from two hydroxy groups of a single molecule of a monosaccharide (aldose or ketose) or monosaccharide derivative. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:22558] ( EBI ) |