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glycoside |
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glycosideAny of a wide variety of naturally occurring organic compounds in which a carbohydrate portion consisting of one or more sugars or sugar derivatives is combined with a hydroxy compound (a compound containing an −OH group). Since sugars themselves are hydroxy compounds, polysaccharides are glycosides by definition. Other glycosides include various flower and fruit pigments, several antibiotics (e.g., streptomycin), and the cardiac glycosides (see digitalis). |
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Hop flavonol glycoside extracted from the beer prevents histamine, an allergy-inducing substance. A major constituent of the licorice root is glycyrrhizin, the triterpenoid glycoside, which possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties Glycyrrhizin has also shown to provide protection against the influenza virus. Monarchs feed on milkweed, which contains nasty-tasting compounds called cardiac glycosides. |
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