Look up: PECTIN

1. Pectin
   A methylated polymer of galacturonic acid found in the middle lamella and the primary cell wall.
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2. pectin
   [n] - any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables
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3. Pectin
   Substance found in most fruit and some vegetables which is required for setting jams and jellies.
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4. PECTIN
   a heterogenous mixture of polygalacturonic acid chains of various lengths which are partially methyl esterified.They are mucilaginous in character and are formed during the over-ripening of grapes Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. pectin
   Class of plant cell wall polysaccharide, soluble in hot aqueous solutions of chelating agents or in hot dilute acid. Includes polysaccharides rich in galacturonic acid, rhamnose, arabinose and galactose, eg. the polygalacturonans, rhamnogalacturonans, and some arabinans, galactans and arabinogalactans. Prominent in the middle-lamella and primary cell wall.
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6. Pectin
   Pec'tin noun [ Greek ... curdled, congealed, from ... to make fast or stiff: confer French pectine .] (Chemistry) One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly , found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingd...
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7. pectin
   <protein> Class of plant cell wall polysaccharide, soluble in hot aqueous solutions of chelating agents or in hot dilute acid. Includes polysaccharides rich in galacturonic acid, rhamnose, arabinose and galactose, for example the polygalacturonans, rhamnogalacturonans and some arabinans, galac...
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8. pectin
   noun any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
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9. pectin
   (pek´tin) a one-sugar polymer of sugar acids of fruit that forms gels with sugar at the proper pH. A purified form from the rind of citrus fruits or from apple pomace is used in treatment of diarrhea and as a suspending agent in pharmaceutical preparations.
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10. Pectin
    • (n.) One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but becom...
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11. pectin
    any of a group of water-soluble carbohydrate substances that are found in the cell walls and intercellular tissues of certain plants. In the fruits ... [7 related articles]
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12. pectin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pek′tin Definitions: 1. Broad generic term for what are now more correctly 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 p...
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13. pectin
    pectin, any of a group of white, amorphous, complex carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruits and certain vegetables. Fruits rich in pectin are the peach, apple, currant, and plum. Protopectin, present in unripe fruits, is converted to pectin as the fruit ripens. Pectin forms a colloidal solution in w...
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14. Pectin
    Pectin is the name given to any of a group of complex carbohydrate derivatives produced in plants.
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15. Pectin
    Pectin is commonly derived from citrus fruits or apples. Pectin is used in food as a gelling agent in a variety of products from jellies and jams to yogurt and fruit smoothies. Fruit pectins are used in some URC® products to achieve soft-bite or mouth feel and to contribute to bake-stability.
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16. Pectin
    , pectin. Shown here in powder form. `Pectin` (from Greek πηκτικός - pektikos, "congealed, curdled") is a structural heteropolysaccharide contained in the primary cell walls of terrestrial plants. It was first isolated and described in 1825 by Henri...
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