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  1. dextrin - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · dextrin (deks-trin) n. a carbohydrate formed as an intermediate product in the digestion of starch by the enzyme amylase. Dextrin is used in the preparation of …

  2. limit dextrin | Encyclopedia.com

    limit dextrin When a branched polysaccharide such as glycogen or amylopectin is hydrolysed enzymically, glucose units are removed one at a time until a branch point is reached. The …

  3. Dextroamphetamine | Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · DEXTROAMPHETAMINE This is the d -isomer of Amphetamine. It is classified as a Psy-Chomotor Stimulant drug and is three to four times as potent as the l -isomer in eliciting …

  4. The Natural History of Rice - Encyclopedia.com

    Fresh harvested rice grains contain about 80 percent carbohydrates, including starch, glucose, sucrose, dextrin, fructose, galactose, and raffinose.

  5. National Starch and Chemical Company - Encyclopedia.com

    To support its growing business the company constructed a dextrin refinery in Plainfield, New Jersey, which opened in 1934. Demand for starch-based adhesives continued to grow despite …

  6. dextrose equivalent value | Encyclopedia.com

    dextrose equivalent value (DE) A term used to indicate the degree of hydrolysis of starch into glucose syrup. It is the percentage of the total solids that have been converted to reducing …

  7. Rice as a Food - Encyclopedia.com

    The starch is converted from crystalline to amorphous form by the addition of amylase, which breaks down starch into dextrin and oligosaccharides. Ingredients in this baby food include …

  8. Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. - Encyclopedia.com

    Ingelmann began working on pectin as well as dextrin. In the 1950s he had developed a separation process, using a centrifuge, that had been unsatisfactory. Later, Jerker Porath and …

  9. John Harvey Kellogg - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · By studying food chemistry, Kellogg learned that an early step in indigestion is the conversion of starch to dextrin, or sugar. Cereal grains have a high starch content, and …

  10. Pharmacia A.B. - Encyclopedia.com

    Pharmacia A.B. S-75182 Uppsala Sweden 46 18 16 30 00 Public Company Incorporated: 1921 Employees: 5,566 Sales: SKr3.481 billion (US$511.8 million) Market Value: SKr9.691 billion …