amylopectin

English

Etymology

From 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
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 支鏈澱粉／支链淀粉 (zhīliàndiànfěn)

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