evernitrose

Noun. (carbohydrates) The nitro sugar ''2,3,6-trideoxy-3-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-3-nitro-L-arabino-hexose'' that occurs as a component of the oligosaccharide antibiotic ''everninomicin''.

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