Structural features of pectins from fresh and sun-dried Japanese persimmon fruit

Food Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-251

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

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabinan; Arabinogalactan; Japanese persimmon; Pectin; Softening; Sun drying process

Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN; ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; GALACTOSE; PECTIN; RHAMNOSE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DESICCATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; PERSIMMON; SOLUBILIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DIOSPYROS KAKI; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 2342596497     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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