glycosyl

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English

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Etymology

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From glycose +‎ -yl.

Noun

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glycosyl (plural glycosyls)

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

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