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Isolation and Biophysical Study of Fruit Cuticles
Published on: March 30, 2012
Isolation and characterization of pectin from peel of Citrus tankan
Yukihiro Tamaki1, Teruko Konishi, Masakuni Tako
1The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
|March 8, 2008
Abstract:
A pectin was extracted from the peel of Citrus tankan with a yield of 2.75%. The uronic acid content was 80.0%, and the degree of methoxylation was 63.2%. The pectin was composed of D-GalA, D-Gal, L-Ara and L-Rha in the molar ratio of 100:11.3:3.6:2.6. The molecular weight was estimated to be approximately 9.2 x 10(4). The pectin formed a gel by conventional procedures.
