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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > carbohydrates > carbasugars
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > carbohydrates > carbasugars
Preferred Term:

carbasugars

Definition:
Sugar analogs in which the ring oxygen is replaced by a methylene (CH2) carbon.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
carbohydrates
Entry Terms:
  • pseudosugars
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/311719
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-01-11, last modified 2018-11-14