glycoside

• Substantiv, das eine Gruppe chemischer Verbindungen bezeichnet, die sich von Monosacchariden ableiten, häufig in Pflanzen vorkommen und in biologischen sowie pharmazeutischen Zusammenhängen verwendet werden.

A noun referring to a group of chemical compounds derived from monosaccharides, often found in plants and used in various biological and pharmaceutical contexts.

1. Chemical compound from sugarsC2formalscientific

   A compound formed from a monosaccharide (simple sugar) and another molecule, often found in plants and used in medicine.

   Chemische Verbindung aus Zuckern

   • Many cardiac glycosides are used to treat heart failure.
   • The plant contains a glycoside that can be toxic in large doses.
   • Scientists isolated a new glycoside from the bark of the tree.