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Dextrin
/ˈdɛkstɹɪn/
Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
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Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
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| Word | Definition |
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| limitnoun | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| amylonoun | — |
| erythronoun | — |
| lactonoun | — |
| dextrannoun | (biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography. |
| oligodextrinnoun | (biochemistry) An oligomeric form of dextrin |
| maltodextrinnoun | (biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. |
| dextrinasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin |
| cellodextrinnoun | Any of a class of glucose polymers of varying length resulting from cellulolysis |
| amylodextrinnoun | (biochemistry) A high-molecular-weight form of dextrin. |
| amylinnoun | (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles. |
| dextranasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran. |
| maltodextrinenoun | Alternative form of maltodextrin. [(biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive.] |
| dextramernoun | Any of a group of multimers derived from dextran |
| dextrasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of the enzymes that catalyse the conversion of dextrose into lactic acid |
| polydextrosenoun | A multipurpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose and classified as soluble fibre. |
| oligocellodextrinnoun | Any cellodextrin that contains several glucose units |
| glucodextranasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glucosidic linkages of dextran |
| d-glucosenoun | (biochemistry) dextrorotatory glucose |
| isomaltodextrinnoun | (biochemistry) An isomer of maltodextrin formed from isomaltose rather than maltose |
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