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par·am·y·lum

 (pă-răm′ə-ləm) also par·am·y·lon (-lən)
n.
A carbohydrate resembling starch that is composed of glucose and forms the reserve foodstuff of certain algae.
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paramylum

(pəˈræmɪləm)
n
(Biochemistry) biochem a polysaccharide occurring as a reserve carbohydrate in the cytoplasm of Euglena
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It is common to observe Euglena cells and sometimes their paramylon grains (which are the typical food reserve polymer of Euglenophyta) surrounded by schwertmannite spheres (Fig.
El papel de dos algas acidofilas como indicadores ecologicos de zonas de drenajes acidos de minas
They have green pigments and a glycide reserve (paramylon).
2 Pelagic life
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