Structural carbohydrate in the cell walls of land plants and some algae
Not to be confused with Pecten (biology), Pecten oculi, or Pecten (bivalve).
Commercially produced powder of pectin, extracted from citrus fruits
Pectin (Ancient Greek: πηκτικόςpēktikós: "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural acid contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants.[1] The principal chemical component of pectin is galacturonic acid (a sugar acid derived from galactose) which was isolated and described by Henri Braconnot in 1825.[2][3] Commercially produced pectin is a white-to-light-brown powder, produced from citrus fruits for use as an edible gelling agent, especially in jams and jellies, dessert fillings, medications, and sweets; and as a food stabiliser in fruit juices and milk drinks,[4] and as a source of dietary fiber.
^πηκτικός. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
^Braconnot H (1825). "Recherches sur un nouvel acide universellement répandu dans tous les vegetaux" [Investigations into a new acid spread throughout all plants]. Annales de chimie et de physique. 28 (2): 173–178. From page 178: ... je propose le nom pectique, de πηχτες, coagulum, ... (I propose the name pectique, from πηχτες [pectes], coagulum [coagulated material, clot, curd])
^Keppler F, Hamilton JT, Brass M, Röckmann T (January 2006). "Methane emissions from terrestrial plants under aerobic conditions". Nature. 439 (7073): 187–191. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..187K. doi:10.1038/nature04420. PMID 16407949. S2CID 2870347.
^Gerlat P (15 November 2000). "Beverage Stabilizers". Food Product Design Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via Food Ingredients Online - for the food ingredients industry.
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