glucoside (Meaning)
glucoside (n)
a glycoside derived from glucose
glucoside (n.)
One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, and regarded as influental agents in the formation and disposition of the sugars. They are frequently of a bitter taste, but, by the action of ferments, or of dilute acids and alkalies, always break down into some characteristic substance (acid, aldehyde, alcohol, phenole, or alkaloid) and glucose (or some other sugar); hence the name. They are of the nature of complex and compound ethers, and ethereal salts of the sugar carbohydrates.
Synonyms & Antonyms of glucoside
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glucoside Sentence Examples
- Amygdalin, a cyanogenic glucoside, is found in apricot kernels.
- The bitter taste of almonds is due to the presence of the glucoside amygdalin.
- Salicin, a glucoside from willow bark, is the precursor to aspirin.
- Glucosinolates, glucosides found in cruciferous vegetables, have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- The glucoside mangiferin has anti-diabetic and anti-cancer activities.
- Anthocyanins, glucosides responsible for red, purple, and blue colors in plants, are powerful antioxidants.
- Digoxin, a cardiac glycoside, is used to treat heart failure.
- The active ingredient in foxglove is the glucoside digitalis.
- Strophanthin, a cardiotonic glucoside, is found in the seeds of the African plant Strophanthus gratus.
- Ouabain, a cardiotonic glucoside, is used in the treatment of arrhythmias.
FAQs About the word glucoside
a glycoside derived from glucoseOne of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, an
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No antonyms found.
Amygdalin, a cyanogenic glucoside, is found in apricot kernels.
The bitter taste of almonds is due to the presence of the glucoside amygdalin.
Salicin, a glucoside from willow bark, is the precursor to aspirin.
Glucosinolates, glucosides found in cruciferous vegetables, have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
