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Glycosidic bond formation. These occur on the so called or 'hemiacetal' (or 'hemiketal') carbon which is a carbon bonded to both an -OH group and an -O-R group found in sugars in their ring form. These carbons are highly reactive and attack the C'-OH bond of another sugar (or any compound with such a bond) forming a 'acetal' (or 'ketal') group which is a carbon bonded to two -O-R groups and in the process condensing (water is a byproduct of this reaction) the two sugars together (Now R-O-C-O-C'-R) into one disaccharide or polysaccharide.

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C - Carbon on sugar one.

C' - Carbon sugar two.

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