Definition of Glycosides

1. Noun. (plural of glycoside) ¹

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Definition of Glycosides

1. glycoside [n] - See also: glycoside

Medical Definition of Glycosides

1. Any compound that contains a constituent sugar, in which the hydroxyl group attached to the first carbon is substituted by an alcoholic, phenolic, or other group. They are named specifically for the sugar contained, such as glucoside (glucose), pentoside (pentose), fructoside (fructose), etc. Upon hydrolysis, a sugar and nonsugar component (aglycone) are formed. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosides

glycoscience
glycosciences
glycoscientist
glycoscientists
glycose
glycosecretory
glycoses
glycosialia
glycosialorrhoea
glycosidase
glycosidases
glycosidation
glycosidations
glycoside
glycoside hydrolases
glycosides (current term)
glycosidic
glycosidic acid
glycosidic bond
glycosidically
glycosine
glycosines
glycosinolate
glycosinolates
glycoslated
glycosome
glycosphingolipid
glycosphingolipid beta1-3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
glycosphingolipid beta1-6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
glycosphingolipids

Literary usage of Glycosides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Until the specific identity of all these glycosides is established, qualitative chemical differences in the host plants cannot be ruled out. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"14.0.12b The greater reactivity of o-NP compared to P and p-NP glycosides is anticipated on the basis of the known greater reactivity of or/Ao-substituted ..."

3. Solid Phase Extraction in Sample Preparation: An Applications Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... 404:365-371 (1987), Application of Various Planar Chromatographie Techniques for the Separation of Iridoid glycosides from Veronica Officinalis. ..."

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