noun
- Plural of aglycon; the non-sugar component of a glycoside that remains after the sugar portion is removed by hydrolysis.
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry; technical term
Examples
- The enzyme cleaved the glycoside into its aglycons and glucose.
- Researchers isolated the aglycons from the plant extract for further analysis.
- The aglycons of cardiac glycosides are responsible for their pharmacological effects.
- Different aglycons produce different biological activities when separated from their sugar moieties.