oligosaccharide
A compound in which monosaccharide units are joined by glycosidic linkages. The term is commonly used to refer to a defined structure as opposed to a polymer of unspecified length or a homologous mixture. When the linkages are of other types the compounds are regarded as oligosaccharide analogues.
Exact Synonyms
Oligosaccharide
oligosaccharides
Related Synonyms
O-glycosylglycoside
O-glycosylglycosides
oligosacarido
oligosacaridos
class Information
has_alternative_id
has_dbxref
has_obo_namespace
chebi_ontology
in_subset
class Relations
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has functional parent