Deoxy Sugars
- Name
- Deoxy Sugars
- Accession Number
- DBCAT001894
- Description
A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Rhamnose A methylpentose whose L- isomer is found naturally in many plant glycosides and some gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides. [PubChem] Fucose Fucose is under investigation in clinical trial NCT03354533 (Study of ORL-1F (L-fucose) in Patients With Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type II). 2-deoxyglucose As of July 2013, there is no approved therapeutic indication for 2-deoxyglucose. 2-deoxyglucose may have several potential indications as an adjunct to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the treatment of solid... alpha-D-quinovopyranose The pyranose form of D-quinovose with an α-configuration at the anomeric position . Fludeoxyglucose (18F) A radiopharmaceutical agent used for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in oncology, cardiology, and neurology. WP-1122 WP-1122 is a prodrug of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). It was granted FDA orphan designation for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. - Drugs & Drug Targets