Glycosdic bond

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search

Glycosidic bonds are covalent linkages between the anomeric carbon of a monosaccharide and either the oxygen atom of an alcohol molecule (O-glycosidic bond) or the nitrogen atom of an amine (N-glycosidic bond) [1]. These bonds can form modified carbohydrates.

References

  1. ↑ Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer(2007) Biochemistry, seventh edition, W.H. Freeman and company. Newyork

Retrieved from "https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Glycosdic_bond"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox