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Effect of solid loading on the behaviour of pectin-degrading enzymes

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021
Background Pectin plays a role in the recalcitrance of plant biomass by affecting the accessibility of other cell wall components to enzymatic degradation.
Fan Li, Loïc Foucat, Estelle Bonnin
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Extraction and characterization of pectin from selected indigenous fruits for further commercial application in food industries

Food Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST), 2023
The aims of this study were to extract pectin from selected indigenous fruits, including breadfruit, papaya and santol as well as investigate the chemical and physical properties of extracted pectin to address the potential of these fruits
Jittawan Kubola, Praphichaya Nitthaisong, Anongnat Jitthaisong, Khakhanang Ratananikom   +3 more
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Microwave Assisted Extraction of Pectin from Grapefruit Peel and Optimization of Extraction Conditions

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2020
In this study, pectin was obtained from dried grapefruit peels by microwave assisted extraction and the extraction conditions were optimized for pectin yield.
Nedra Tektaş Taşan, Özlem Akpınar
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Pectin supplement significantly enhanced the anti-PD-1 efficacy in tumor-bearing mice humanized with gut microbiota from patients with colorectal cancer

Theranostics, 2021
Background: Anti-PD-1-based immunotherapy has emerged as a promising therapy for several cancers. However, it only benefits a small subset of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
Shilong Zhang, Yu-qin Mao, Zheng-yan Zhang, Zhan-ming Li, Chao‐Yue Kong, Hui-ling Chen, Pei-Ran Cai, Bing Han, T. Ye, Li‐Shun Wang   +9 more
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Reduction of Redox Potential Exerts a Key Role in Modulating Gut Microbial Taxa and Function by Dietary Supplementation of Pectin in a Pig Model

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Pectin exists in a vast range of plants and has a long history of acting as a functional food additive with potential prebiotic effects on intestinal health.
Rongying Xu, Qiuke Li, Hongyu Wang, Yong Su, Weiyun Zhu   +4 more
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The Use of Chitosan, Alginate, and Pectin in the Biomedical and Food Sector—Biocompatibility, Bioadhesiveness, and Biodegradability

Polymers, 2019
Nowadays, biopolymers as intelligent and active biopolymer systems in the food and pharmaceutical industry are of considerable interest in their use. With this association in view, biopolymers such as chitosan, alginate, pectin, cellulose, agarose, guar ...
G. Martău, M. Mihai, D. Vodnar
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The effects of different dietary fiber pectin structures on the gastrointestinal immune barrier: impact via gut microbiota and direct effects on immune cells

Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2020
Pectins are dietary fibers with different structural characteristics. Specific pectin structures can influence the gastrointestinal immune barrier by directly interacting with immune cells or by impacting the intestinal microbiota.
M. Beukema, M. Faas, P. de Vos
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Pharmaceutical and drug delivery applications of pectin and its modified nanocomposites

Heliyon, 2022
Due to their natural availability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, nontoxicity, flexibility, as well as improved structural and functional characteristics, pectin and pectin-based nanocomposites have become an interesting area of numerous researchers.
W. M. Kedir, Ebisa Mirete Deresa, Tamiru Fayisa Diriba   +2 more
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Pectin‐decorated selenium nanoparticles as a nanocarrier of curcumin to achieve enhanced physicochemical and biological properties

IET Nanobiotechnology, 2019
In this study, the authors developed pectin‐stabilised selenium nanoparticles (pectin‐SeNPs) for curcumin (Cur) encapsulation and evaluated their physicochemical properties and biological activities. Results showed that pectin‐SeNPs and Cur‐loaded pectin‐
Yan Wu, Hong Liu, Zhihua Li, Dongye Huang, Lizheng Nong, Zhengxing Ning, Zhizhong Hu, Chunping Xu, Jing‐Kun Yan   +8 more
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The Dietary Fiber Pectin: Health Benefits and Potential for the Treatment of Allergies by Modulation of Gut Microbiota

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2021
The incidence of allergies is increasing and has been associated with several environmental factors including westernized diets. Changes in environment and nutrition can result in dysbiosis of the skin, gut, and lung microbiota altering the production of
F. Blanco-Pérez, H. Steigerwald, S. Schülke, S. Vieths, M. Toda, S. Scheurer   +5 more
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