glycosylamine
{{Short description|Glycosyl group attached to an amino group}}
Image:Cyclic hemiaminal ether.svg
Glycosylamines are a class of biochemical compounds consisting of a glycosyl group attached to an amino group, -NR2. They are also known as N-glycosides,{{citation | title = Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995) | journal = Pure Appl. Chem. | year = 1995 | volume = 67 | issue = 8–9 | pages = 1307–75 at 1312, 1348 | doi = 10.1351/pac199567081307 | last1 = Moss | first1 = G. P. | last2 = Smith | first2 = P. A. S. | last3 = Tavernier | first3 = D.| s2cid = 95004254 | doi-access = free }}. as they are a type of glycoside. Glycosyl groups can be derived from carbohydrates. The glycosyl group and amino group are connected with a β-N-glycosidic bond, forming a cyclic hemiaminal ether bond (α-aminoether).
Examples include nucleosides such as adenosine.
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