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amylose

 [am´ĭ-lōs]
1. any carbohydrate other than a glucose or saccharose.
2. the soluble constituent of starch, as opposed to amylopectin.
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am·y·lose

(am'i-lōs),
An unbranched polyglucose (glucan) in starch, similar to cellulose, containing α(1→4) linkages. Compare: amylopectin.
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amylose

(ăm′ə-lōs′, -lōz′)
n.
A linear, unbranched polysaccharide that is one of the two main components, along with amylopectin, of starches.
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am·y·lose

(am'i-lōs)
An unbranched polyglucose (glucan) in starch, similar to cellulose, containing α(1→4) linkages.
Compare: amylopectin
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amylose

a carbohydrate polymer composed of unbranched chains of GLUCOSE units. See STARCH.
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The diets were analyzed to determine the contents of amylose and amylopectin using the procedure described by Englyst et al [15].
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Wootton, "Distribution of partial digestion products of hydroxypropyl derivatives of maize and high amylose maize starches," Starch--Staarke, vol.
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Amylose content was determined by the iodine binding method described by Williams et al.
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It has shown that nitrogen fertilizer aids protein accumulation in rice grains and restrains amylose accumulation, and gives higher brown rice gel consistency (Hao et al., 2007).
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