Glycosyl Group
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A glycosyl group is the fragment containing a vacant point of attachment that would form if the hydroxy group on the hemiacetal carbon or on the hemiketal carbon in a cyclic monosaccharide molecule were removed.
eg. 1:
eg. 2:
see also glycoside
Contributors
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)