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Galactoside vs Thiogalactoside - What's the difference?

galactoside | thiogalactoside |

As nouns the difference between galactoside and thiogalactoside

is that galactoside is (biochemistry) any of several glycosides containing galactose while thiogalactoside is (organic chemistry) a galactoside in which the oxygen that links the aglycone to the sugar is replaced by a sulfur.

galactoside

English

Noun

(wikipedia galactoside) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several glycosides containing galactose

    • thiogalactoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A galactoside in which the oxygen that links the aglycone to the sugar is replaced by a sulfur

    • Derived terms

    *thiogalactoside transacetylase