Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Glycoside: A molecule in which a carbohydrate anomeric carbon is bonded to something other than an OH group or another saccharide.

Methyl α-D-glucopyranoside (an O-glycoside), in which the anomeric carbon is bonded to a methoxy group.


Adenylic acid (an N-glycoside), in which the anomeric carbon is bonded to adenine.