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Preferred term

Starch  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants. starch

Synonym(s)

  • 9005-25-8

In other languages

  • French

  • 9005-25-8
  • Starch

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TZR5WZXX-1

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