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Pentose vs Pentosan - What's the difference?

pentose | pentosan |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between pentose and pentosan

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while pentosan is any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

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

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    pentosan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses