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Definition of Pectins

1. pectin [n] - See also: pectin

Medical Definition of Pectins

1. High molecular weight polysaccharides present in the cell walls of all plants. Pectins cement cell walls together. They are used as emulsifiers and stabilisers in the food industry. They have been tried for a variety of therpeutic uses including as antidiarreals, where they are now generally considered ineffective, and in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Pharmacological action: food additives. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectins

Literary usage of Pectins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"CHAPTER V GUMS, pectins, AND CELLULOSES THESE substances constitute a group of ... The gums and pentosans readily dissolve in water; the pectins form ..."

2. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"For purposes of study, these compounds may conveniently be divided into three groups; namely, the natural gums and pentosans, the pectins and mucilages, ..."

3. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"pectins, page 322 REQUIREMENTS Identification Calculation Calculate the corrected absorbance at 0 and ... For pectins, the value of U is greater than 0.5. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In this class he places the glucosides and certain of the gums, mucilages and pectins. The carbohydrates are exceedingly important elements in the world's ..."

5. The Elements of Vegetable Histology by Charles William Ballard (1921)
"pectins. Fuchsin stains pectic substances, lignified tissues and suberin deep red. Upon washing the stained specimens with acid alcohol, ..."

6. A Handbook of Sugar Analysis: A Practical and Descriptive Treatise for Use by Charles Albert Browne (1912)
"The pectins, which are soluble, are derived from an insoluble ... The pectins differ greatly in their optical properties; the pectin from orange skins, ..."

7. A Handbook of Sugar Analysis: A Practical and Descriptive Treatise for Use by Charles Albert Browne (1912)
"The pectins, which are soluble, are derived from an insoluble ... The pectins differ greatly in their optical properties; the pectin from orange skins, ..."

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