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“aglycon”
aglycon, aglycone
1. The nonsugar component of a glycoside molecule that results from hydrolysis of a molecule.
2. A noncarbohydrate group, usually an alcohol or phenol, combined with a sugar to form a glycoside (any compound containing a carbohydrate molecule [sugar], particularly any such natural product in plants).
2. A noncarbohydrate group, usually an alcohol or phenol, combined with a sugar to form a glycoside (any compound containing a carbohydrate molecule [sugar], particularly any such natural product in plants).
It can be converted by cleavage of the molecule into a sugar and a nonsugar component.
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glyco-, glyc- +
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