An aglycone is a group bound to ________.

A) the oxygen of C6 in a glycoside
B) the anomeric carbon in a glycoside
C) a pyrimidine base
D) a purine base
E) a xanthate

Aglycone

The non-sugar portion of a glycoside molecule, which becomes free when the glycosidic bond is hydrolyzed.

Anomeric Carbon

The carbon atom in a cyclic saccharide that is connected to two oxygen atoms, one in an ether linkage and the other in a hydroxyl group, and its configuration determines the alpha or beta form of the saccharide.

Glycoside

A molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group or molecule through a glycosidic bond.