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Pentose vs Pectose - What's the difference?

pentose | pectose |

As nouns the difference between pentose and pectose

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while pectose is an amorphous carbohydrate found especially in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.

pentose

English

(wikipedia pentose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
    • Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose

    Hypernyms

    * monosaccharide

    Hyponyms

    * ketopentose :* ribulose :* xylulose * aldopentose :* ribose :* arabinose :* xylose :* lyxose * deoxyribose

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    pectose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An amorphous carbohydrate found especially in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.
    • (Webster 1913)