Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The outer portion of a starch granule consisting of insoluble, highly branched polysaccharides of high molecular weight.
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- noun biochemistry A highly
branched , insoluble form ofstarch (the soluble form beingamylose )
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There are two kinds of starch molecules: long straight chains called amy-lose, and short, branched, bushy chains called amylopectin.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Plants produce two broadly different forms of starch: simple long chains called amylose, and highly branched chains called amylopectin.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Plants produce two broadly different forms of starch: simple long chains called amylose, and highly branched chains called amylopectin.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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There are two kinds of starch molecules: long straight chains called amy-lose, and short, branched, bushy chains called amylopectin.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Plants produce starch in two different configurations: a completely linear chain called amylose, and a highly branched form called amylopectin, each of which may contain thousands of glucose units.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Plants produce starch in two different configurations: a completely linear chain called amylose, and a highly branched form called amylopectin, each of which may contain thousands of glucose units.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Starch - in certain countries, notably the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA, considerable quantities of potatoes are used for the preparation of a large-grained starch, which is used by the food, paper and textile industries, in the manufacture of adhesives, in the preparation of modified starch products such as amylopectin, and for the preparation of glucose and dextrins, etc.
Chapter 25 1987
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The inorganic component is calcium carbonate, and the organic component is amylopectin, which comes from the sticky rice soup added to the mortar.
The Secret of the Strength of the Great Wall of China Lies in Sticky Rice Mortar | Impact Lab 2010
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Moreover, we found that amylopectin in the mortar acted as an inhibitor: The growth of the calcium carbonate crystal was controlled, and a compact microstructure was produced, which should be the cause of the good performance of this kind of organic-organic mortar.
The Secret of the Strength of the Great Wall of China Lies in Sticky Rice Mortar | Impact Lab 2010
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Conventional potato varieties contain starch granules made up of two glucose polymers: amylopectin, a highly branched molecule; and amylose, which has a linear molecular arrangement.
Potato-Head Regulators MD Henry Miller 2010
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