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Cellobiose vs Xylan - What's the difference?

cellobiose | xylan |

In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between cellobiose and xylan

is that cellobiose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, found only as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage while xylan is (carbohydrate) a polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

As nouns the difference between cellobiose and xylan

is that cellobiose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, found only as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage while xylan is (carbohydrate) a polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

cellobiose

English

Noun

(wikipedia cellobiose)
  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, found only as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-? linkage

    • xylan

    English

    (wikipedia xylan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

    • Derived terms

    * heteroxylan