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  2. Glycosidic bond - Wikipedia

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    Glycosidic bonds of the form discussed above are known as O-glycosidic bonds, in reference to the glycosidic oxygen that links the glycoside to the aglycone or reducing end sugar. In analogy, one also considers S-glycosidic bonds (which form thioglycosides ), where the oxygen of the glycosidic bond is replaced with a sulfur atom.

  3. Glycogen branching enzyme - Wikipedia

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    A branching enzyme attaches a string of seven glucose units (with some minor variation to this number) to the carbon at the C-6 position on the glucose unit, forming the α-1,6-glycosidic bond. The specific nature of this enzyme means that this chain of 7 carbons is usually attached to a glucose molecule that is in position three from the non ...

  4. Glycoside - Wikipedia

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    Salicin, a glycoside related to aspirin Chemical structure of oleandrin, a cardiac glycoside. In chemistry, a glycoside / ˈ ɡ l aɪ k ə s aɪ d / is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond.

  5. Beta-glucan - Wikipedia

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    In general, β-1,3 linkages are created by 1,3-beta-glucan synthase, and β-1,4 linkages are created by cellulose synthase. The process leading to β-1,6 linkages is poorly understood: although genes important in the process have been identified, not much is known about what each of them do. [9]

  6. Glucan - Wikipedia

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    A glucan is a polysaccharide derived from D-glucose, [1] linked by glycosidic bonds. Glucans are noted in two forms: alpha glucans and beta glucans ...

  7. Alpha glucan - Wikipedia

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    [1] Alpha-glucan is also commonly found in bacteria, yeasts, plants, and insects. Whereas the main pathway of α-glucan synthesis is via glycosidic bonds of glucose monomers, α-glucan can be comparably synthesized via the maltosyl transferase GlgE and branching enzyme GlgB. [2] This alternative pathway is common in many bacteria, which use ...

  8. Amylase - Wikipedia

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    γ-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.3 ) (alternative names: Glucan 1,4-a-glucosidase; amyloglucosidase; exo-1,4-α-glucosidase; glucoamylase; lysosomal α-glucosidase; 1,4-α-D-glucan glucohydrolase) will cleave α(16) glycosidic linkages, as well as the last α-1,4 glycosidic bond at the nonreducing end of amylose and amylopectin, yielding glucose. The γ ...

  9. Glycogenesis - Wikipedia

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    Branches are made by glycogen branching enzyme (also known as amylo-α(1:4)→α(1:6)transglycosylase), which transfers the end of the chain onto an earlier part via α-1:6 glycosidic bond, forming branches, which further grow by addition of more α-1:4 glycosidic units.