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Osmolyte vs Osmoprotectant - What's the difference?

osmolyte | osmoprotectant |

As nouns the difference between osmolyte and osmoprotectant

is that osmolyte is (biology) any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues while osmoprotectant is (biochemistry) any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.

osmolyte

English

Noun

(wikipedia osmolyte) (en noun)
  • (biology) Any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues

    • osmoprotectant

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia osmoprotectant) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress