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Definition of Dextrin

Dextrin
Dextrin Dex"trin, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See Dexter.] (Chem.) A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achro["o]dextrin, and Erythrodextrin.

Meaning of Dextrin from wikipedia

- Dextrins are a group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose...
- consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque...
- R-enzyme, amylopectin-1,6-glucosidase, dextrin alpha-1,6-glucanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name dextrin 6-alpha-glucanohydrolase. This enzyme...
- Both families are glucose polymers (also called dextrose polymers or dextrins), but have little chemical or nutritional similarity. The digestible maltodextrins...
- In enzymology, a dextrin dextranase (EC 2.4.1.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl)n + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)m ⇌...
- names Cyclohexaamylose Cyclohexadextrin Cyclomaltohexose α-Cycloamylose α-Dextrin Identifiers CAS Number 10016-20-3 (hydrate) Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive...
- They consume matter that contains polysaccharides, such as starches and dextrin in adhesives. These include book bindings, ****, clothing, coffee, dandruff...
- variant of the soft drink Coca-Cola with added dietary fiber in the form of dextrin. It was developed by Coca-Cola Asia Pacific and launched locally in ****an...
- 6-glucanohydrolase, bacterial debranching enzyme, debranching enzyme, α-dextrin endo-1,6-α-glucosidase, R-enzyme, pullulan α-1,6-glucanohydrolase) is a...
- 6-glucosidase, dextrin 6-α-D-glucosidase, amylopectin 1,6-glucosidase, dextrin-1,6-glucosidase, glycogen phosphorylase-limit dextrin α-1,6-glucohydrolase)...