pentosan |
undefined |
As a noun pentosan
is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
pentose |
pentosan |
In carbohydrate terms the difference between pentose and pentosan
is that
pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while
pentosan is any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.
polysaccharide |
pentosan |
In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between polysaccharide and pentosan
is that
polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while
pentosan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.
As nouns the difference between polysaccharide and pentosan
is that
polysaccharide is (carbohydrate) a polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds while
pentosan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.