Amylopectin
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amylopectin-251-2459158
title:
Amylopectin
text:
Amylopectin is a water-insoluble polysaccharide and highly branched polymer of α-glucose units found in plants. It is one of the two components of starch, the other being amylose. Plants store starch within specialized organelles called amyloplasts. To generate energy, the plant hydrolyzes the starch, releasing the glucose subunits. Humans and other animals that eat plant foods also use amylase, an enzyme that assists in breaking down amylopectin, to initiate the hydrolysis of starch. Starch is
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylopectin
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date modified:
2024-04-17T10:18:02Z
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