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Write short notes on: Glycoside linkage.

Solution

A glycosidic bond or glycosidic linkage is a type of covalent bond that joins a carbohydrate molecule to another group, which may or may not be another carbohydrate. A glycosidic bond is formed between the hemiacetal or hemiketal group of a saccharide and the hydroxyl group of some compound such as an alcohol.


SIMILAR QUESTIONS

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In polysaccharides, the linkage connecting monosaccharides is called:

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In cellulose, $$D-$$glucose units are joined by ?

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The glycosidic linkage involved in linking the glucose units in amylose part of starch is:

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What do you understand by the term glycosidic linkage?

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