Question:
What do you understand by the term glycosidic linkage?
Answer:
Glycosidic linkage is the bond formed between two monosaccharide units through an oxygen atom, with a simultaneous loss of a water molecule.
Example, as shown below, in a sucrose molecule the two monosaccharide units, ∝-glucose and β-fructose, are linked by a glycosidic linkage.
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