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amylopectin
[ am-uh-loh-pek-tin ]
noun
- the insoluble or gel component of starch that forms a paste with water, but does not solidify, and that turns red in iodine.
amylopectin
/ ˌæmɪləʊˈpɛktɪn /
noun
- 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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Amylose is a long, straight chain of glucose molecules, while amylopectin has lots of branches, and it’s the ratio between the two that informs how a starch behaves, Steffens says.
From Popular-Science
The two main molecules of that starch, a type of carbohydrate, are amylose and amylopectin, deposited in solid granules throughout the plant.
From Washington Post
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