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phytoglycogen en · NOUN

Etymology

From phyto- + glycogen.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A highly biocompatible polysaccharide extracted from plants, especially millet.
   • If the bond joining β particles together to form α particles was not more acid-labile than the glycosidic linkages holding glycogen together, then the single α-particle peak would decrease over time but remain monomodal, as is seen when phytoglycogen is acid-hydrolyzed. 2016 March 3, “Molecular Structure of Human-Liver Glycogen”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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