glycosidic bonds
What glycosidic bonds means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of glycosidic bonds
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Reference: OCR
The bond formed between monosaccharides when water is released, and broken when water is added.
The bonds between the monomers in a polysaccharide.
Topics that use glycosidic bonds
- Monomers and polymers (AQA A-Level)
- Biological molecules (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- condensation
- alternate monomers rotated 180 degrees
- amino acids
- amylose and amylopectin
- Benedict's test for reducing and non-reducing sugars
- Biuret test for proteins
- Bonding and R-group interactions
- Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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