Naturally occurring 1,2-di-
O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually
a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide). Some substances classified as bacterial glycolipids
have the sugar part acylated by one or more
fatty acids and the glycerol part may be absent.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1337
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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