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Oligosaccharide vs Lipochitin - What's the difference?

oligosaccharide | lipochitin |

As nouns the difference between oligosaccharide and lipochitin

is that oligosaccharide is a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and seven monosaccharide units while lipochitin is any of a family of oligosaccharides consisting of chitin having a fatty acid group attached to the nitrogen of the non-reducing terminus.

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

    lipochitin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of oligosaccharides consisting of chitin having a fatty acid group attached to the nitrogen of the non-reducing terminus