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glucan

Carbohydrate vs Glucan - What's the difference?

carbohydrate | glucan |


As nouns the difference between carbohydrate and glucan

is that carbohydrate is (organic chemistry|nutrition) a sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant; a saccharide while glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

Dextrin vs Glucan - What's the difference?

dextrin | glucan |


As nouns the difference between dextrin and glucan

is that dextrin is dextrin while glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

Glucan vs Glucan - What's the difference?

glucan | glucan |


In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between glucan and glucan

is that glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

As nouns the difference between glucan and glucan

is that glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

Glucan - What does it mean?

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Glucan vs Glucal - What's the difference?

glucan | glucal |


In carbohydrate terms the difference between glucan and glucal

is that glucan is any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while glucal is the glycal derived from glucose.

Glucan vs Flucan - What's the difference?

glucan | flucan |


As nouns the difference between glucan and flucan

is that glucan is any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while flucan is soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it.

Glycan vs Glucan - What's the difference?

glycan | glucan |


As nouns the difference between glycan and glucan

is that glycan is any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid while glucan is any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

Glucan vs Echinocandin - What's the difference?

glucan | echinocandin |


As nouns the difference between glucan and echinocandin

is that glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while echinocandin is any of a class of antifungal drugs that inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the fungal cell wall.

Glucan vs Aminocandin - What's the difference?

glucan | aminocandin |


As nouns the difference between glucan and aminocandin

is that glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while aminocandin is an echinocandin antifungal that targets the glucan in fungal cell walls.

Glucan vs Glucanase - What's the difference?

glucan | glucanase |


As nouns the difference between glucan and glucanase

is that glucan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose while glucanase is (enzyme) any enzyme that breaks down a glucan.

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