Hexosamines

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Structural formula of an α- D - glucosamine with the amino group

α- D - glucose with the typical OH group

Hexosamines are amino sugars that are formally derived from hexoses by replacing a hydroxyl group with an amino group .

Well-known representatives

Hexosamine	Origin (sugar)
Fructosamine	Fructose
Galactosamine	Galactose
Glucosamine	glucose
Mannosamine	Mannose

literature

Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer : Biochemistry. 6 edition, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8274-1800-5 .
Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet: Biochemistry. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2004. ISBN 0-471-19350-X .

Web links

MeSH database entry on Hexoseamine. Retrieved June 23, 2013.