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Saccharide vs Glycan - What's the difference?

saccharide | glycan |

As nouns the difference between saccharide and glycan

is that saccharide is while glycan is (chemistry) any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

saccharide

English

(wikipedia saccharide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

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    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "saccharide") * monosaccharide * disaccharide * trisaccharide * oligosaccharide * polysaccharide

    Related terms

    (terms related to "saccharide") * triose * tetrose * pentose * hexose * heptose

    glycan

    English

    (wikipedia glycan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid

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