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amylin

Terms vs Amylin - What's the difference?

terms | amylin |


As nouns the difference between terms and amylin

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

Amyrin vs Amylin - What's the difference?

amyrin | amylin |


As nouns the difference between amyrin and amylin

is that amyrin is (organic compound) either of two isomeric triterpenoids found in some vegetable oils and resins while amylin is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

Amylin vs Amylic - What's the difference?

amylin | amylic |


As a noun amylin

is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

As an adjective amylic is

(chemistry) pertaining to, or derived from, amyl.

Polypeptide vs Amylin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | amylin |


In protein|lang=en terms the difference between polypeptide and amylin

is that polypeptide is (protein) a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide while amylin is (protein) an amyloid polypeptide.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and amylin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while amylin is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

Amyloid vs Amylin - What's the difference?

amyloid | amylin |


As nouns the difference between amyloid and amylin

is that amyloid is a waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis while amylin is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

As an adjective amyloid

is containing or resembling starch.

Starch vs Amylin - What's the difference?

starch | amylin |


As nouns the difference between starch and amylin

is that starch is a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while amylin is the dextrin of starch.

As a verb starch

is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.

As an adjective starch

is stiff; precise; rigid.

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.