limit dextrin
limit dextrin When a branched polysaccharide such as glycogen or amylopectin is hydrolysed enzymically, glucose units are removed one at a time until a branch point is reached. The hydrolysis then stops, leaving what is termed a limit dextrin; further hydrolysis requires a different enzyme.
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