amylopectin

(am′ə lō pek′tin)

noun

a nearly insoluble substance derived from the outer part of starch granules: it is a polymer of glucose

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noun

The outer portion of a starch granule consisting of insoluble, highly branched polysaccharides of high molecular weight.

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