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Geranyl vs Geranylgeranyl - What's the difference?

geranyl | geranylgeranyl |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between geranyl and geranylgeranyl

is that geranyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent radical derived from geraniol while geranylgeranyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent diterpenoid radical consisting of two geranyl residues end-to-end.

As nouns the difference between geranyl and geranylgeranyl

is that geranyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent radical derived from geraniol while geranylgeranyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent diterpenoid radical consisting of two geranyl residues end-to-end.

geranyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from geraniol

    • Anagrams

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    geranylgeranyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A univalent diterpenoid radical consisting of two geranyl residues end-to-end

    • Derived terms

    *geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate *geranylgeranylation