amino sugar References amino sugar chemistry Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: monosaccharideAmino sugars (i.e., sugars in which one or two hydroxyl groups are replaced with an amino group, ―NH2) occur as components of glycolipids and in the chitin of arthropods. Read MoreAmino sugars (i.e., sugars in which one or two hydroxyl groups are replaced with an amino group, ―NH2) occur as components of glycolipids and in the chitin of arthropods. Read More