Chemicals and Drugs

Amylose

An unbranched glucan in starch.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An unbranched glucan in starch.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C14H26O11
Molecular Weight
370.35 g/mol
IUPAC Name
(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxane-3,4-diol
InChIKey
PTHCMJGKKRQCBF-OLYDTGNASA-N
SMILES
CO[C@@H]1[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]1O)O)O[C@@H]2[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]2O)O)OC)CO)CO
MeSH Unique ID
D000688
Source
PubChem CID 53477771

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

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MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D09w.301.915w.361w
  2. D09w.698w.365w.855w.361w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amylose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000688. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000688
  2. Amylose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylose
  3. Amylose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207466
  4. Amylose. In: PubChem Compound. CID 53477771. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/53477771