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Hormone and Lactone

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Difference between Hormone and Lactone

Hormone vs. Lactone

A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour. Lactones are cyclic esters of hydroxycarboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.

Similarities between Hormone and Lactone

Hormone and Lactone have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Hormone, Neurotransmitter.

Hormone

A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour.

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Neurotransmitter

Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission.

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Hormone and Lactone Comparison

Hormone has 164 relations, while Lactone has 97. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 0.77% = 2 / (164 + 97).

References

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