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Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of a 'glycoside'?
Options
A It is the mirror image of a sugar.
B It is the hemiacetal of a sugar.
C It is the acetal of a sugar.
Correct Answer
D It is the enantiomer of a sugar.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

A glycoside is the acetal (or ketal) formed when the anomeric OH of a sugar is replaced by an alkoxy group. It is a sugar acetal.

Hint

What is a glycoside?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1591 of 1999
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