amylopectin

English

Etymology

amylo- +‎ pectin

Noun

amylopectin (plural amylopectins)

1. (biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)

Coordinate terms

• amylose

Derived terms

• amylopectinosis

 

Related terms

• amylase
• amylin
• amyloid

 

Translations

insoluble form of starch

• Catalan: amilopectina f
• Esperanto: amilopektino
• French: amylopectine (fr) f
• Italian: amilopectina (it) f
• Polish: amylopektyna f
• Portuguese: amilopectina f
• Romanian: amilopectină (ro) f
• Spanish: amilopectina f
• Swedish: amylopektin (sv)