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Amylopectin vs Dextran - What's the difference?

amylopectin | dextran |

As nouns the difference between amylopectin and dextran

is that amylopectin is a highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose while dextran is a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

amylopectin

English

Noun

(wikipedia amylopectin) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)

    • dextran

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography

    • Derived terms

    * antidextran

    See also

    *dextrin