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Glycosine vs Glycoside - What's the difference?

glycosine | glycoside |

As nouns the difference between glycosine and glycoside

is that glycosine is (obsolete|organic compound) an organic base, c6h6n4, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal while 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.

glycosine

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (obsolete, organic compound) An organic base, C6H6N4, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
  • (organic compound) The organic compound 1-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-4(1H)-quinazolinone'' (a fused derivative of pyrimidine) found in the toothbrush plant, ''Glycosmis pentaphylla , sometimes used to ease the pain of arthritis
    • (Webster 1913)

    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")