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Hemicellulose vs Xyloglucan - What's the difference?

hemicellulose | xyloglucan |

As nouns the difference between hemicellulose and xyloglucan

is that hemicellulose is a mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol while xyloglucan is the main hemicellulose in the primary cell wall of dicotyledonous plants.

hemicellulose

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) a mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol
  • xyloglucan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia xyloglucan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The main hemicellulose in the primary cell wall of dicotyledonous plants