As nouns the difference between biosynthesis and semialdehyde
is that biosynthesis is the synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones while semialdehyde is the monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis.
biosynthesis
English
Noun
(
wikipedia biosynthesis)
(
biosyntheses)
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
Derived terms
* biosynthetic
See also
* biogenesis
semialdehyde
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis