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Dideoxy vs Deoxy - What's the difference?

dideoxy | deoxy | Derived terms |

Deoxy is a derived term of dideoxy.



As adjectives the difference between dideoxy and deoxy

is that dideoxy is lacking two hydroxyl groups while deoxy is describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom.

dideoxy

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (organic chemistry, of a sugar) Lacking two hydroxyl groups.

    • Derived terms

    * ddNTP * dideoxycytidine * dideoxyinosine * dideoxynucleotide * dideoxyribonucleoside * dideoxyribonucleotide * dideoxysugar

    deoxy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

    • Derived terms

    * deoxy sugar * dideoxy