Which of the following is a deoxy sugar?
(A) Erythrose (B) Xylose (C) Fructose (D)Arabinose
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Xylose
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Deoxy sugars are sugars in which one of the hydroxyl (OH) constituents on the carbon cyclic backbone is replaced with hydrogen (H). Deoxyribose (formula C5H10O4) is a deoxy sugar that makes up the sugar–phosphate backbone of DNA.
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