glycosyl /gly·co·syl/ (gli´ko-sil) a radical derived from a carbohydrate by removal of the anomeric hydroxyl group.
glycosyl
gly·co·syl (gl  k -s l )n. A univalent radical resulting from detachment of a hydroxyl group from the hemiacetal of a cyclic glucose. |
glycosyl
[glī′kōsil]
the radical formed from a saccharide, such as glucose, by removal of a specific hydroxyl group.
glycosyl
a radical derived from a carbohydrate.
glycosyl transferases
enzymes catalyzing the transfer of a monosaccharide unit from a nucleotide-linked sugar to the non-reducing end of an oligosaccharide chain, or to an appropriate functional group on a protein.
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