Organic Chemical
amylopectin
am·y·lo·pec·tin [ am-uh-loh-pek-tin ]
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Definitions related to amylopectin:
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A highly branched glucan in starch.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A starch consisting of alpha-D glucose monomers connected by a 1-4 bond and by a 1-6 bond every 24-30 glucose monomers.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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