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Dextrin vs Dextran - What's the difference?

dextrin | dextran |

As nouns the difference between dextrin and dextran

is that dextrin is any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives while 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.

dextrin

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia dextrin)
  • (carbohydrate) Any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a food additive

    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