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The linkage between two monosaccharide units through an oxygen atom is called:

AGlycosidic
BGlycerine
CGlandular
DGleaming
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Glycosidic
1. Two sugar rings can be joined into one molecule. 2. The bridge between them runs through an oxygen atom. 3. Such a linkage between two monosaccharide units through oxygen is called glycosidic linkage. 4. So the answer is glycosidic. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Ch 10 'Biomolecules'_
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