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pentosan

Pentosan vs Undefined - What's the difference?

pentosan | undefined |


As a noun pentosan

is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Pentose vs Pentosan - What's the difference?

pentose | pentosan |


In carbohydrate terms the difference between pentose and pentosan

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while pentosan is any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

Polysaccharide vs Pentosan - What's the difference?

polysaccharide | pentosan |


In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between polysaccharide and pentosan

is that polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while pentosan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

As nouns the difference between polysaccharide and pentosan

is that polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while pentosan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.