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Systematic Definition of “Sugars”. Peter Rose July 1, 2011. Systematic Definition of “Sugars”. Hypothesis. Markush structures: natural sugars, naturally modified sugars [artificially modified sugars] [sugar-like molecules]. Result. Experiment. List of structures
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Systematic Definition of “Sugars” Peter Rose July 1, 2011
Systematic Definition of “Sugars” Hypothesis • Markush structures: • natural sugars, • naturally modified sugars • [artificially modified sugars] • [sugar-like molecules] Result Experiment List of structures R-group decomposition Substructure search
Markush Structures A Markush structure is a description of a compound class by generic notations.
Available Tools • ChemAxon offers various tools • Jchem for Excel • Markush search, R-group decomposition • R-group decomposition (stand-alone version) • Clustering