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Glucose vs Arabinose - What's the difference?

glucose | arabinose |

As nouns the difference between glucose and arabinose

is that glucose is while arabinose is (carbohydrate) an aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.

glucose

English

(Glucose) (wikipedia glucose)

Noun

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  • (carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
  • Synonyms

    * grape sugar * blood sugar * corn sugar

    Hyponyms

    * dextrose * D-glucose * L-glucose * dextroglucose

    Hypernyms

    * aldohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Derived terms

    * glucose syrup * glucoside * glucosiduronate * isoglucose

    See also

    * levoglucose

    arabinose

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia arabinose) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
  • Derived terms

    * arabinoside * cytosine arabinoside