amylopectin

amylopectin
\\ˌamə(ˌ)lōˈpektə̇n\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary amyl- + pectin
: a component of starch that comprises about four fifths of cornstarch, that is separated from amylose by precipitation of the amylose from a dilute starch solution, and that is characterized by the lack of tendency of its aqueous solutions to gel, by the red color it gives with iodine, and by its high molecular weight and branched structure made up in some cases of as many as 2000 glucose units

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  • Amylopectin — (CAS# 9037 22 3) is a highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants. It is one of the two components of starch, the other being amylose. It is soluble in water.Glucose units are linked in a linear way with α(1→4) bonds. Branching takes place …   Wikipedia

  • Amylopectin — ⇒ Stärke …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • amylopectin — [am΄ə lō pek′tin] n. a nearly insoluble substance derived from the outer part of starch granules: it is a polymer of glucose: see also AMYLOSE (sense 1) …   English World dictionary

  • amylopectin — amilopektinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Šakotasis polisacharidas, sudarytas iš D gliukozės liekanų, sudedamoji krakmolo dalis. atitikmenys: angl. amylopectin rus. амилопектин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • amylopectin — noun Date: 1905 a component of starch that has a high molecular weight and branched structure and does not tend to gel in aqueous solutions …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Amylopectin — Ausschnitt aus einem Amylopektinpolymer (Haworth Schreibweise) Ausschnitt aus einem Amylopektinpolymer (Sessel Schreibweise) Amylopek …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • amylopectin — Component of starch in which glucose chain is a 1,4 linked ( a 1,6 at branch points) …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • amylopectin — /am euh loh pek tin/, n. the insoluble or gel component of starch that forms a paste with water, but does not solidify, and that turns red in iodine. Cf. amylose. [1900 05; AMYLO + PECTIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • amylopectin — noun A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose) …   Wiktionary

  • amylopectin — A branched chain polyglucose (glucan) in starch containing both 1,4 and 1,6 linkages. Cf.:amylose. * * * am·y·lo·pec·tin .am ə lō pek tən n a component of starch that has a high molecular weight and branched structure and does not tend to gel in… …   Medical dictionary

  • amylopectin — n. ingredient of amylum …   English contemporary dictionary

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