Modification of pectin in Japanese persimmon fruit during the sun-drying process

Food Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 555-560

  Asgar, Md Ali ^a   Yamauchi, Ryo ^a   Kato, Koji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese persimmon; Pectin fractionation; Pectin modification; Side chain of pectin; Sun drying process

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; GALACTOSE; GALACTURONIC ACID; PECTIN; SEPHAROSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEGRADATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PERSIMMON; SOLUBILIZATION;

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS KAKI; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 0037409482     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00489-2     Document Type: Article

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