Dextrin vs Polysaccharide - What's the difference?
dextrin | polysaccharide |
(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
(carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
In carbohydrate terms the difference between dextrin and polysaccharide
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 polysaccharide is a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.dextrin
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Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia dextrin)Synonyms
* when used as a food additivepolysaccharide
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(wikipedia polysaccharide)Noun
(en noun)- Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.