As nouns the difference between glycoside and alkaloid
is that glycoside is 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 while alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
As an adjective alkaloid is
relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
glycoside
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(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
alkaloid
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
Hyponyms
* See also
Related terms
* atropine
* codeine
* Demerol
* emetine
* ergotamine
* lysergic acid
* meperidine
* morphine
* nicotine
* papaverine
* pethidine
* piperidine
* reserpine
* scopine
* strychnine
* thebaine
* yohimbine
