Deoxy sugar

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Ribose (note extra OH at lower right compared to deoxyribose)
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Ribose (note extra OH at lower right compared to deoxyribose)

Deoxy sugars are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen.

Examples include:

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