question_answer

Glycosidic linkage is actually an:

A) Carbonyl bond  

B) Ether bond

C) Ester bond        

D) Amide bond

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

[b] Glycosidic linkage is actually an ether bond as the linkage forming the rings in an oligosaccharide or polysaccharide is not just one bond, but the two bonds sharing an oxygen atom e.g. sucrose