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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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The two major components of starch are amylose and amylopectin.
Inulin is a soluble carbohydrate of much lower molecular weight than either amylose or amylopectin.
Use of a cross-linked stabilized amylopectin potato starch to provide salt-stability to a foodstuff.
In vitro it will act on both amylose and amylopectin, and can catalyse the formation of large circular molecules from both of these substrates.
More specifically, they have a chemical component known as amylopectin, a naturally occurring polymer.
The strong dependence of the transition temperature upon hydration in amylose and amylopectin reflects the known plasticizing role of water in polysaccharides.

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