pectinic acids

pectinic acids
Term sometimes used for commercial pectins.

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  • pectinic acid — pec·tin·ic acid pek .tin ik n any of the colloidal polysaccharides of acidic nature that are obtained by partial hydrolysis of protopectins and are intermediate in methyl ester content between pectic acids and the usual pectin …   Medical dictionary

  • pectinic acid — (ˈ)pek|tinik noun Etymology: pectin + ic : any of the colloidal polysaccharides of acidic nature that are obtained by partial hydrolysis of protopectins and are intermediate in methyl ester content between pectic acids and the usual pectin …   Useful english dictionary

  • pectic substance — n any of a group of complex colloidal carbohydrate derivatives of plant origin that contain a large proportion of units derived from galacturonic acid and include protopectins, pectins, pectinic acids, and pectic acids …   Medical dictionary

  • pectic substance — noun : any of a group of complex colloidal carbohydrate derivatives of plant origin containing a large proportion of units derived from galacturonic acid and subdivided into protopectins, pectins, pectinic acids, and pectic acids …   Useful english dictionary

  • protopectin — See pectin. * * * pro·to·pec·tin pek tən n any of a group of water insoluble pectic substances occurring in plants and yielding pectin or pectinic acids on hydrolysis called also pectose * * * pro·to·pec·tin (pro″to pekґtin) any of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • protopectinase — “+ noun ( s) Etymology: protopectin + ase : an enzyme that accelerates the change of protopectin into soluble pectin or pectinic acids with the resultant separation of plant cells from one another …   Useful english dictionary

  • pectin — 1. Broad generic term for what are now called pectic substances or materials; specifically, a gelatinous substance, consisting largely of long chains of mostly d galacturonic acid units (typically α 1,4 linkages and sometimes present as methyl… …   Medical dictionary

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