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Glycoside vs Proanthocyanin - What's the difference?

glycoside | proanthocyanin |

As nouns the difference between glycoside and proanthocyanin

is that glycoside is (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 while proanthocyanin is (biochemistry) any glycoside of a proanthocyanidin.

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

    External links

    * (wikipedia "glycoside")

    proanthocyanin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any glycoside of a proanthocyanidin