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Polysaccharide vs Galactosan - What's the difference?

polysaccharide | galactosan |

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

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

As nouns the difference between polysaccharide and galactosan

is that polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while galactosan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of galactose 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

    galactosan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues