| Name: |
glycogen |
| Synonyms: |
animal starch,
Glycogen,
liver starch,
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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. |
| Ontology: |
ChEBI [CHEBI:28087]
(
EBI
)
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