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Oligosaccharide vs Acetyllactosamine - What's the difference?

oligosaccharide | acetyllactosamine |

As nouns the difference between oligosaccharide and acetyllactosamine

is that oligosaccharide is while acetyllactosamine is (biochemistry) any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially n-acetyllactosamine which is a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.

oligosaccharide

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligosaccharide) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and seven monosaccharide units

    • Derived terms

    * fructooligosaccharide

    acetyllactosamine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine which is a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides