Combined enzymatic and colorimetric method for determining the uronic acid and methylester content of pectin: Application to tomato products

Food Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Anthon, Gordon E ^a   Barrett, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of esterification; Methanol; Pectin; Pectin methylesterase; Tomato; Uronic acid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL OXIDASE; ARSENIC; COPPER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GALACTURONIC ACID; META CRESOL; METHANOL; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; REAGENT; URONIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APPLE; ARTICLE; CITRUS FRUIT; COLORIMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOMATO;

CITRUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 41549164661     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.01.042     Document Type: Article

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