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Heteropolysaccharide vs Mucopolysaccharide - What's the difference?

heteropolysaccharide | mucopolysaccharide |

As nouns the difference between heteropolysaccharide and mucopolysaccharide

is that heteropolysaccharide is any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide while mucopolysaccharide is any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.

heteropolysaccharide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide

    • Synonyms

    * heteroglycan

    mucopolysaccharide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid