Glycoins
Glycoins are a class of organic compounds that are characterized by the presence of both a sugar moiety and a steroid backbone. This unique combination of structural features imparts distinct chemical and biological properties to these molecules. The sugar component is typically a monosaccharide, such as glucose or galactose, attached to the steroid via a glycosidic bond. The steroid portion is a familiar tetracyclic structure.
These compounds are found naturally in various organisms, particularly in plants and some microorganisms. In biological
The study of glycoins is important in fields such as medicinal chemistry and glycobiology. Synthetic glycoins