A glucoside's a glycoside that's derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose's produced when a glucoside's hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes. The name was originally given to plant products of this nature, in which the other part of the molecule was, in the greater number of cases, an aromatic aldehydic or phenolic compound (exceptions are sinigrin and jalapin or scammonin). It's now been extended to include synt… (More on Glucoside)