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The oxide linkage formed by the loss of a water molecule when two monosaccharides are joined together through oxygen atom is called:


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Carboxylic linkage

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Carbonyl linkage

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Peptide linkage

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Glycosidic linkage

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The oxide linkage formed by the loss of a water molecule when two monosaccharides are joined together through oxygen atom is called glycosidic linkage.

For example:In sucrose, D-(+) glucose and D-(-) fructose are held together by a glycosidic linkage between C1 of α-glucose and C2 of β-fructose. Since the reducing groups of glucose and fructose are involved in glycosidic bond formation, sucrose is a non reducing sugar.


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