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Glycoside vs Glucoside - What's the difference?

glycoside | glucoside |

Glucoside is a related term of glycoside.



As nouns the difference between glycoside and glucoside

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 glucoside is a glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.

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

    glucoside

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
  • Derived terms

    * monoglucoside