Glycoside

Origin

From glyco- ("a sugar"), + -ide (similar to glucoside), 1925–1930.

Full definition of glycoside

Noun

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.

Derived terms

• azidoglycoside
• glycosylglycoside
• multiglycoside
• nonglycoside

Related terms

• glycosidase
• glycosidation
• glucoside
• glycosidic
• glycosidically
• transglycosidase