glucosidicadj.
/ˌɡluːkə(ʊ)ˈsɪdɪk/, U.S. /ˌɡlukoʊˈsɪdɪk/ Chemistry.
Characteristic or of the nature of a glucoside, esp. one in which the sugar is glucose; of or relating to a glucoside. Cf. glycosidic adj.Frequently in glucosidic bond, glucosidic linkage.
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1903 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 83 1021 By these methods..only one of the carbinol groups of the sugar is etherified, and the products are of a glucosidic nature.
1929 R. P. Walton tr. E. Waldschmidt-Leitz Enzyme Actions iv. 193 In the second step of the reaction, the rupture of the glucosidic linkage between the benzaldehyde-cyanhydrin and the second molecule of β-glucose takes place.
1951 R. Hill & R. van Heyningen in Biochem. Jrnl. 49 332/2 When the tissues are crushed the protoanemonin is liberated enzymically from a glucosidic precursor in the plant.
2013 Plant Physiol. 161 1592/2 Following cell rupture..and mixing of cellular constituents, enzymatic hydrolysis of the glucosidic bond in the phytoanticipin precursor produces a compound toxic to the insect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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