pectin – TechConnect Briefs

Steam Explosion and Fermentation of Sugar Beets from Southern Florida and Minnesota

Dorado C., Cameron R.G., Cooper K., United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, US

Sugar beets have been grown primarily in the Midwest for the production of table sugar and have recently gained interest for planting and harvesting in other areas of the U.S. for use as cattle feed, [...]

Fabrication and characterization of core-shell microspheres composed of pectin and arabinoxylans as controlled release systems for insulin

Díaz-Baca J., Martinez-Lopez A.L., Carvajal-Millan E., Pérez-López E., González-Ríos H., Balandrán-Quintana R., Rascón-Chu A., Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo A.C., MX

Currently incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide very, WHO classifies it as an epidemic (WHO, 2012) and in Mexico is the leading cause of death (IMSS, 2012). The traditional form of insulin subcutaneous injection, is [...]

Characterization of Nanostructural Modifications Introduced into a Model Pectic Homogalacturonan by Esterases or Chemical Saponification and Modeling of Enzyme Mode of Action

Cameron R.G., Luzio G.A., Kim Y., Vasu P., Savary B.J., Williams M.A.K., United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, US

Pectin functionality is largely dependent on the ratio of methylesterified/demethylesterified galacturonic acid (GalA) residues present in its polymeric homogalacturonan region (40 – 60 nm in length, 100 – 150 GalA residues) and how the two [...]