The difference between Fuculose and Hexose

When used as nouns, fuculose means a deoxysugar related to tagatose, whereas hexose means a sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fuculose and Hexose

  1. Fuculose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    A deoxysugar related to tagatose

  1. Hexose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

    Examples:

    "Glucose is a common hexose"

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