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What is a glycoside?

What is a glycoside? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) 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.
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Aloe emodin is found both free and as a glycoside in plants having increasing commercial importance, including aloe and senna.
Due to their high triterpene glycoside content, agria and organ pipe cacti have the highest sugar content.
They are also better at extracting nutrition from mother's milk because they turn out lots of an enzyme known as glycoside hydrolase.
Beta-sitosterol is the major phytosterol in higher plants along with its glycoside, beta-sitosterolin.
An anthracycline glycoside of formula I wherein the wavy line means that the hydroxy group at 13-position may have ¿ or ß configuration, or a mixture thereof.
Intravenous milrinone is effective in fully digitalized patients without affecting glycoside plasma levels.

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