In carbohydrate terms the difference between rhamnose and glucose
is that rhamnose is a methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides while glucose is a simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
rhamnose
English
Noun
(
wikipedia rhamnose)
(
en noun)
(carbohydrate) A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose , which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.
Anagrams
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glucose
Noun
(-)
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
Synonyms
* grape sugar
* blood sugar
* corn sugar
Hyponyms
* dextrose
* D-glucose
* L-glucose
* dextroglucose
Hypernyms
* aldohexose
* hexose
* monosaccharide
Derived terms
* glucose syrup
* glucoside
* glucosiduronate
* isoglucose
See also
* levoglucose