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Galactin vs Galectin - What's the difference?

galactin | galectin |

As nouns the difference between galactin and galectin

is that galactin is an amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent while galectin is a lectin that binds galactosides.

galactin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.
  • A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron ).
  • An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
    • (Webster 1913)

    galectin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia galectin) (en noun)
  • (protein) A lectin that binds galactosides

    • Derived terms

    * nematogalectin

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