Evaluation of the Nanostructure of Pectin, Hemicellulose and Cellulose in the Cell Walls of Pears of Different Texture and Firmness

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3525-3535

  Zdunek, A ^a   Koziol A ^a   Pieczywek, P M ^a   Cybulska, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

AFM; Cellulose; Fexture; Firmness; Hemicellulose; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FRUITS; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES; WATERWORKS;

BRANCHING INDEX; CHAIN-LIKE; FEXTURE; FIRMNESS; HEMICELLULOSE; PECTIN; REGULAR STRUCTURE; TAILORED PROPERTIES;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 84933054534     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1365-z     Document Type: Article

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