amyloid
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amyloid


Term: amyloid
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/amylon(=starch) >?/a(privative, ?not?) + ????/myle(=millstone) because this hydrocarbonate (eg from potatoes)  was not ground at the mill as bread flour but it was ground by hand using water or milk.
-??????/oides(-oid) > ?????/edos(=type, form)
Definition
  1. (noun) a  starchlike substance.
  2. (adjective) resembling starch




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- #10.tests For Carbohydrates
Tests for Reducing sugars, Non-reducing sugar and Starch. 1. Reducing sugar (Benedict's test) All monosaccharides and most disaccharides (except sucrose) will reduce blue CuSO4(II), producing a precipitate of red Cu2O(I).Benedict?s...

- #9. Carbohydrates - Polysaccharides
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Comparison between Starch, Glycogen and Cellulose Characters Starch Glycogen Cellulose Monomer a-glucose a-glucose b-glucose Type of bond between monomers 1,4 glycosidic bond (amylose) + 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bond (amylopectin) 1,4 and...



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