amylopectin
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am·y·lo·pec·tin
(ăm′ə-lō-pĕk′tĭn)n.
A highly branched polysaccharide of high molecular weight that is one of the two main components, along with amylose, of starches.
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amylopectin
(ˌæmɪləʊˈpɛktɪn)n
(Biochemistry) the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine. Compare amylose
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am•y•lo•pec•tin
(ˌæm ə loʊˈpɛk tɪn)n.
the outer, insoluble component of starch granules. Compare amylose.
[1900–05]
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