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Polysaccharide vs Fructan - What's the difference?

polysaccharide | fructan |

In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between polysaccharide and fructan

is that polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while fructan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of fructose residues.

As nouns the difference between polysaccharide and fructan

is that polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while fructan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of fructose residues.

polysaccharide

English

(wikipedia polysaccharide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
    • Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.

    Hyponyms

    * cellulose * glycogen * starch * See also

    Hypernyms

    * carbohydrate

    Related terms

    * monosaccharide * oligosaccharide

    fructan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fructan) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide composed of fructose residues