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Pectin is one of the most complex biomacromolecules in nature. In fact, it is a collection of different kinds of polysaccharides, which are most likely covalently connected to each other. In vitro degradation studies of pectic polysaccharides with novel fungal pectinases, investigations in which these polymers were treated with dilute acid, and microscopic analysis of extracted pectins have provided clues on how these polysaccharides are linked. These new findings have prompted us to believe that pectin is not an extended backbone consisting of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan regions, but rather a rhamnogalacturonan with neutral sugar and homogalacturonan side chains.
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Vincken, JP., Schols, H.A., Oomen, R.J.F.J., Beldman, G., Visser, R.G.F., Voragen, A.G.J. (2003). Pectin — the Hairy Thing. In: Voragen, F., Schols, H., Visser, R. (eds) Advances in Pectin and Pectinase Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0331-4_4
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