Organic Chemical
amylose
am·yl·ose
Subclass of:
Starch
Definitions related to amylose:
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A starch consisting of exclusively alpha-D glucose monomers connected by a 1-4 bond.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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An unbranched glucan in starch.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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