What do you understand by the term glycosidic linkage?
(N/A) Glycosidic linkage refers to the linkage formed between two monosaccharide units through an oxygen atom by the loss of a water molecule.
For example,in a sucrose molecule,two monosaccharide units,$\alpha-D-glucose$ and $\beta-D-fructose$,are joined together by a glycosidic linkage.
For example,in a sucrose molecule,two monosaccharide units,$\alpha-D-glucose$ and $\beta-D-fructose$,are joined together by a glycosidic linkage.
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