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Oligosaccharide vs Glycolipid - What's the difference?

oligosaccharide | glycolipid |

As nouns the difference between oligosaccharide and glycolipid

is that oligosaccharide is while glycolipid is glycolipid.

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

    glycolipid

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glycolipid) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes