different between dextrin vs amylin

English

Alternative forms

• dextrine (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?kst??n/

Noun

dextrin (countable and uncountable, plural dextrins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.

Synonyms

• E1400 when used as a food additive

Hyponyms

• maltodextrin

Derived terms

• dextrinize

Related terms

• dextrose

Translations

Czech

Noun

dextrin m

1. dextrin

Further reading

• dextrin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• dextrin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

English

Etymology

From amyloid +? -in.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æm.?l.?n/

Noun

amylin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
2. (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.

Translations

References

• “amylin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Milyan, aminyl, mainly