A disaccharide representing two-thirds of the streptomycin molecule. It is built up from streptose and N-methyl-l-glucosamine. Structure and formation of derivatives by acid cleavage of streptomycin: Brink et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 68, 2096, 2405, 2557, 2679 (1946); Lemieux et al., ibid. 69, 1838 (1947); Kuehl et al., ibid. 70, 2613 (1948); 71, 1445 (1948).
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