glycosyl

English edit

Etymology edit

glycose +‎ -yl

Noun edit

glycosyl (plural glycosyls)

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

Derived terms edit

glycosyl-amino-acid

Translations edit

functional group derived from a sugar

Finnish: glykosyyli

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