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Glucose vs Trehalase - What's the difference?

glucose | trehalase |

As nouns the difference between glucose and trehalase

is that glucose is while trehalase is (biochemistry) a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.

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

    trehalase

    English

    Noun

  • (biochemistry) A glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.