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Assorted References

cell wall components of plants
- In cell: Matrix polysaccharides
- In cell wall: Matrix polysaccharides
composition of homopolysaccharide
- In polysaccharide
discovery by Payen
- In Anselme Payen
occurrence in fruit juices and preserves
- In fruit processing: Pectinization
prevention of prostate cancer
- In nutritional disease: Prostate cancer
use in food processing
- In carbohydrate: Homopolysaccharides
- In food preservation: Concentration of moist foods
uses of lemon
- In lemon

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Pectin and Pectin-Based Composite Materials: Beyond Food Texture.	Grace Young	Dec 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: ACS Publications - An Introduction to Pectins: Structure and Properties.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 08, 2024
	Add new Web site: CORE - Pectin content and composition from different food waste streams.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of California - Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Industrial Pectins: Sources, Production and Applications.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 25, 2024
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Is Apple Pectin?	Aakanksha Gaur	Dec 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: Food and Wine - What you need to know about pectin.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 03, 2023
	Add new Web site: WebMD - Pectin - Uses, Side Effects, and More.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Pectin.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 27, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Pectin and Pectin-Based Composite Materials: Beyond Food Texture.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Roles of pectin in biomass yield and processing for biofuels.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 20, 2023
	Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What Is Pectin?	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Biological Activity and Pharmacological Application of Pectic Polysaccharides: A Review.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 16, 2022
	Add new Web site: healthline - What Is Pectin? A Unique Fiber Explained.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 27, 2022
	Added new Web site: Science Toys - Pectin.	Shiveta Singh	Mar 20, 2008
	Added new Web site: London South Bank University - Pectin.	Shiveta Singh	Mar 20, 2008
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Oct 22, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998