Preferred Name |
Starch |
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Synonyms |
Starch starch |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68488 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A substance found in plants. It contains sugar molecules joined chemically. It is found in high levels in foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, and wheat. It may be used as a dusting powder, a skin softener, a filler in medicine tablets, and a clothes stiffener. A polysaccharide polymer of alpha-D glucose monomers, either connected by a 1-4 bond (amylose) or a 1-6 bond (amylopectin). |
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CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:28017 |
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code |
C68488 |
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Contributing_Source |
CRCH |
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FULL_SYN |
Starch starch |
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INFOODS |
STARCH |
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label |
Starch |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Starch |
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Preferred_Name |
Starch |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C68488 |
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Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0038179 |
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Unit |
g |
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USDA_ID |
209 |
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subClassOf |
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