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Dextran vs Sucrose - What's the difference?

dextran | sucrose |

As nouns the difference between dextran and sucrose

is that dextran is a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography while sucrose is a disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

dextran

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography

    • Derived terms

    * antidextran

    See also

    *dextrin

    sucrose

    English

    (wikipedia sucrose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar

    • Synonyms

    * saccharose

    Anagrams

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