Chapter 14, Problem 45FB

Summary Introduction

To review:

The given blank space in the statement, “When a purine or pyrimidine is linked through the beta-N-glycosidic link to C-1 of a pentose sugar, the molecule is called a _____________.”

Introduction:

The glycosidic linkage is a type of covalent bond that joins carbohydrate(sugar molecule) to another group, which may or may not be another carbohydrate. These bonds are responsible for the stability of carbohydrates. A molecule containing aglycosidic bond is a glycoside.