The invention relates to new N-glycosylamides of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes a saturated alkyl radical or a singly, doubly or triply unsaturated alkenyl radical having up to 50 carbon atoms,R.sup.2 denotes a saturated alkyl radical or a singly, doubly or triply unsaturated alkenyl radical having up to 50 carbon atoms,A represents --CO-- or represents a group ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, hydroxymethyl, 1-hydroxyethyl, mercaptomethyl, 2-methylthioethyl, 3-aminopropyl, 2-ureidopropyl, 3-guanidylpropyl, 4-aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carbamoylmethyl, 2-carboxyethyl, 2-carbamoylethyl, benzyl, 4-hydroxybenzyl, 3-indolylmethyl or 4-imidazolylmethyl, andn represents 0 to 10,and which are substituted in the sugar residue with an amino acid residue, as well as process for their preparation and their use as medicaments.