different between dextran vs sucrose

English

Noun

dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)

1. (biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

Derived terms

• aminodextran
• antidextran
• cyclodextran
• dextranate

Translations

See also

• dextrin

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dextrano

Noun

dextran m (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)

English

Etymology

From French sucre (“sugar”), derivation of Latin saccharum + -ose.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?suk?o?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?su?k???z/, /?sju?k???z/

Noun

sucrose (countable and uncountable, plural sucroses)

1. (biochemistry) A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
   • 1858, July 3, The Medical Times & Gazette, 20:

     There were four forms of sugar interesting to the physiologist---cane sugar, grape sugar, milk sugar, and liver sugar. They might be called, for the sake of distinction, sucrose, glucose, lactose, and hepatose. The first two were vegetable, the last two, animal products.

   • 2019, S. Nel, S. B. Davis, A. Endo, and L. M. T. Dicks, “Differentiation between Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis isolated from a South African sugarcane processing factory using ARDRA and rpoB gene sequencing” in Archives of Microbiology, 1:

     Dextran is an indicator of cane deterioration and sucrose loss after harvesting of the cane.

Synonyms

• saccharose

Translations

Anagrams

• Cousers, Croesus, Crouses, Crœsus, Scouser, courses, rescous, scourse, scouser, sources

Dutch

Etymology

From French sucre (“sugar”), derivation of Latin saccharum +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su?cro?se

Noun

sucrose f or m (uncountable)

1. sucrose

Synonyms

• sacharose

Related terms

• bietsuiker
• rietsuiker