CARBOHYDRATES 61 



After hydrolysis the solution will of course, reduce Fehling's 

 solution. 



Glucosides. 



Many compounds are obtained from plants and animals which 

 yield on hydrolysis varying quantities of glucose or other sim- 

 ple sugars and in addition a wide variety of other compounds. 

 To this group is given the name glucosides. Among these sub- 

 stances are many of the drugs used in medicine. The di- and 

 polysaccharides themselves may be looked upon as glucosides, 

 since in them glucose is combined with one or more sugar 

 molecules. i 



