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What are glycosidic linkages? In which type of biomolecules are they present?

When two monosaccharides are linked to each other with a bond oxide linkage formed by the loss of a water molecule, the bond is a glycosidic linkage.

They are present in disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.


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