Glycosyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.

Etymology

From glycose + -yl.

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glycosyl-amino-acidfunctional group

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