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Fucose vs Fucosidosis - What's the difference?

fucose | fucosidosis |

As nouns the difference between fucose and fucosidosis

is that fucose is (carbohydrate) the aldohexose (3s,4r,5r,6s)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides while fucosidosis is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.

fucose

English

Noun

(wikipedia fucose) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides

    • fucosidosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fucosidosis)
  • A rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.