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
Noun
(-)
(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.
Related terms
*arabinan
*arabinase
Derived terms
* arabinoside
* cytosine arabinoside