Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Beta-glycoside (β-glycoside): A glycoside with an β configuration at the anomeric carbon.

Salicin, a β-glycoside (also an O-glycoside), is an anti-inflammatory substance related to aspirin and found in willow bark.


Methyl α-D-glucopyranoside is an O-glycoside in which the anomeric carbon is bonded to a methoxy group.