different between acarbose vs tetrasaccharide

English

From a- +? carb +? -ose.

acarbose (uncountable)

(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, (Please provide a date or year)
“acarbose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

tetra- +? saccharide

tetrasaccharide (plural tetrasaccharides)

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