Product name:Amylopectin
CAS:9037-22-3
Molecular Formula:C30H52O26
Formula Weight:828.72
Specification:1g
Description:
Amylopectin is a soluble polysaccharide and highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants. It is one of the two components of starch, the other being amylose.
Glucose units are linked in a linear way with α(1→4) glycosidic bonds. Branching takes place with α(1→6) bonds occurring every 24 to 30 glucose units. In contrast, amylose contains very few α(1→6) bonds which causes it to be hydrolyzed more slowly but have higher density.
Its counterpart in animals is glycogen which has the same composition and structure, but with more extensive branching that occurs every 8 to 12 glucose units.
Amylopectin is a glucan formed from glucose with an alpha -1,4 glycoside bond as the main chain and an alpha -1,6- glycoside bond as the branch point. Colloidal starch is difficult to dissolve in water and does not show reducibility.