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What is an amylopectin?

What is an amylopectin? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
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More specifically, they have a chemical component known as amylopectin, a naturally occurring polymer.
The Cryptophyceae also store amylose and amylopectin.
Use of a cross-linked stabilized amylopectin potato starch to provide salt-stability to a foodstuff.
In waxy varieties the starch is principally in the form of amylopectin, with very little amylose.
Inulin is a soluble carbohydrate of much lower molecular weight than either amylose or amylopectin.
In vitro it will act on both amylose and amylopectin, and can catalyse the formation of large circular molecules from both of these substrates.

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