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Dextrin vs Amylin - What's the difference?

dextrin | amylin |

As nouns the difference between dextrin and amylin

is that dextrin is dextrin while amylin is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

dextrin

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia dextrin)
  • (carbohydrate) Any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a food additive

    amylin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia amylin) (-)
  • (carbohydrate) The dextrin of starch
  • (protein) An amyloid polypeptide

    • Anagrams

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