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Pullulan vs Dextran - What's the difference?

pullulan | dextran |

As nouns the difference between pullulan and dextran

is that pullulan is (carbohydrate) a glucan produced by some fungi and used in manufacturing edible films while dextran is (chemistry) a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

pullulan

English

Noun

(wikipedia pullulan) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A glucan produced by some fungi and used in manufacturing edible films.

    • dextran

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography

    • Derived terms

    * antidextran

    See also

    *dextrin