English Explanatory Dictionary

glycosyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

glycosyl glycosyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycosyl From glycose + -yl.

Derived words

diglycosyl glycosylamine glycosyl-amino-acid glycosylase glycosylate glycosylation glycosylhydrolase glycosylic glycosyllipid glycosylphosphatidyl glycosyltransferase monoglycosyl transglycosylase
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