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3-Deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid or KDO is an ulosonic acid of a ketooctose which is used by bacteria in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides. The D-manno prefix indicates that four chiral centres have the same configuration as D-mannose.
