| OBO ID: CHEBI:28087 |
| Term Name: | glycogen | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | A polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucopyranose residues in alpha(1->4) glycosidic linkage, joined together by alpha(1->6) glycosidic linkages. A small number of alpha(1->3) glycosidic linkages and some cumulative alpha(1->6) links also may occur. The branches in glycogen typically contain 8 to 12 glucose residues. | ||
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| Ontology: | Chebi |
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