The study of the extraction of pectin from dried lemon peels.
Pectin is a polysaccharide found in plant cell walls. It is a linear molecular chain of D-galacturonic acid units linked by a 1—»4 glycosidic bonds. Pectin is widely used in the food industry. The main sources of pectin are citrus fruits and apple. In South Africa, pectin is still imported whereas i...
| Language: | en |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1143 |