hexosamine

[ hek-sos-uh-meen ]
/ hɛkˈsɒs əˌmin /

noun Biochemistry.

any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.

Origin of hexosamine

First recorded in 1910–15; hexose + -amine

Medical definitions for hexosamine

hexosamine
[ hĕk-sōsə-mēn′, hĕk′sō-sămēn′ ]

n.

The amine derivative of a hexose formed by replacing a hydroxyl group with an amino group.