#glycoside a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
supertype: #organic_compound__organiccompound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
subtype: #glucoside a glycoside derived from glucose
subtype: #amygdalin a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
subtype: #laetrile a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
subtype: #saponin any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
subtype: #nucleoside a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
subtype: #adenosine (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is present in all living cells in a combined form; a constituent of DNA and RNA and ATP and AMP
subtype: #thymidine__deoxythymidine__thymine_deoxyribonucleoside__thyminedeoxyribonucleoside a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
subtype: #deoxyadenosine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose
subtype: #deoxycytidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
subtype: #deoxyguanosine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose
subtype: #strophanthin a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison
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