Explore Glycosidic through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glycosidic in a sentence
Glycosidic meaning
Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
Using Glycosidic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
- In the example corpus, glycosidic often appears in combinations such as: glycosidic bonds, glycosidic bond, the glycosidic.
Context around Glycosidic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glycosidic
- In this selection, "glycosidic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hydrolyse, alpha, linkages, bonds and bond stand out and add context to how "glycosidic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 6 alpha glycosidic bonds between and alpha linkages glycosidic bonds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glycosidic" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glycosidic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Enzymes that hydrolyse glycosidic bonds are called " glycoside hydrolases " or "glycosidases". (11 words)
They can be digested which can break the alpha-linkages (glycosidic bonds). (12 words)
Starch branching enzyme introduces 1,6-alpha glycosidic bonds between these chains, creating the branched amylopectin. (16 words)
What is notable about sucrose is that, unlike most disaccharides, the glycosidic bond is formed between the reducing ends of both glucose and fructose, and not between the reducing end of one and the nonreducing end of the other. (39 words)
The exact placement of the linkage can vary, and the orientation of the linking functional groups is also important, resulting in α- and β-glycosidic bonds with numbering definitive of the linking carbons' location in the ring. (37 words)
The extent of conversion is typically quantified by dextrose equivalent (DE), which is roughly the fraction of the glycosidic bonds in starch that have been broken. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
Enzymes that hydrolyse glycosidic bonds are called " glycoside hydrolases " or "glycosidases".
Starch branching enzyme introduces 1,6-alpha glycosidic bonds between these chains, creating the branched amylopectin.
Sucrose and trehalose are examples of non-reducing disaccharides because their glycosidic bond is between their respective hemiacetal carbon atoms.
The exact placement of the linkage can vary, and the orientation of the linking functional groups is also important, resulting in α- and β-glycosidic bonds with numbering definitive of the linking carbons' location in the ring.
The extent of conversion is typically quantified by dextrose equivalent (DE), which is roughly the fraction of the glycosidic bonds in starch that have been broken.
The glycosphingolipids are a diverse family of molecules composed of one or more sugar residues linked via a glycosidic bond to the sphingoid base.
They can be digested which can break the alpha-linkages (glycosidic bonds).
What is notable about sucrose is that, unlike most disaccharides, the glycosidic bond is formed between the reducing ends of both glucose and fructose, and not between the reducing end of one and the nonreducing end of the other.
Common combinations with glycosidic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: