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Starches ......... Amylopectin ......... Amylose .......... Structure ............ Pathway .......... Mutants ............ Enzymes .......... Clones ........... Modifications ............ Functionality .......... EnCapsulation ........... Processing

Amylose is composed of a1,4-glucan chains arranged inside the starch granule. It is not completely linear, but rather lightly branched at a1,6-glucan branch points.

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