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pro·to·pec·tin (pro″to-pekґtin) any of the precursor polysaccharides from which are derived pectins; they occur in a variety of plants, in the fruits, roots, leaves, and stems.Medical dictionary. 2011.
protopectin — /proh teuh pek tin/, n. Biochem. any of the class of water insoluble pectic substances that are found in the rind of citrus fruits or in apple peels and that are hydrolyzed to pectin or pectic acid. Also called pectinogen, pectose. [1905 10;… … Universalium
protopectin — prəʊtəʊ pektɪn n. substance found in the skins of citrus fruits and apples and can be hydrolyzed to form pectin (Biochemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
protopectin — pro·to·pectin … English syllables
protopectin — n. = PECTOSE … Useful english dictionary
pectose — See pectin, protopectin. * * * pec·tose pek .tōs, .tōz n PROTOPECTIN * * * pec·tose (pekґtōs) protopectin … Medical dictionary
Pectin — (from Greek πηκτικός pektikos , congealed, curdled [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2382916 Pektikos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , at Perseus] ] ), a white … Wikipedia
Zellwand — Zellwand, der Plasmamembran außen anliegende, aus organischem Material bestehende Umhüllung des Protoplasten von Protocyten und pflanzlichen Eucyten (mit Ausnahme der Plasmodien der Myxomyceten, vieler Einzeller und der Gameten), die die unter… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
pectinogen — pekˈtinəjə̇n, ˌjen noun ( s) Etymology: pectin + o + gen : protopectin * * * /pek tin euh jeuhn, jen /, n. Biochem. protopectin. [PECTIN + o + GEN] … Useful english 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 — pectinaceous /pek teuh nay sheuhs/, pectinous, adj. /pek tin/, n. Biochem. a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, esp. in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals,… … Universalium
