noun
- the non-sugar portions of glycosides that remain after the sugar groups are removed
Usage: biochemistry; plural of aglycone
Examples
- The researchers isolated the aglycones from the plant glycosides.
- Many flavonoid aglycones have antioxidant properties.
- The enzyme cleaved the glycosidic bonds to release the aglycones.
- Aglycones are often more biologically active than their parent glycosides.
- The study compared the stability of various steroid aglycones.
- Hydrolysis of the compound yielded sugar residues and aglycones.