Phytoglycogen
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A highly biocompatible polysaccharide extracted from plants, especially millet. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From phyto- + glycogen.
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