Pectin Hydrolysis: Effect of Temperature, Degree of Methylation, pH, and Calcium on Hydrolysis Rates

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1311-1315

  Krall, Sandra M ^a,b   McFeeters, Roger F ^b  

^a Griffith Laboratories   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cucumis sativus; Degradation; Pectic substances; Plants

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0000438879     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970473y     Document Type: Article

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