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Glucose vs Voglibose - What's the difference?

glucose | voglibose |

As nouns the difference between glucose and voglibose

is that glucose is while voglibose is an alpha glucosidase inhibitor used to lower blood glucose levels in diabetics.

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

    voglibose

    English

    (wikipedia voglibose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • An alpha glucosidase inhibitor used to lower blood glucose levels in diabetics.