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Pectin from muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) peels: extraction optimization and physicochemical properties

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Pectin derived from plant waste sources is currently focused as an economical and eco-friendly approach. Optimization of pectin extraction from muskmelon peel by response surface methodology (RSM) was investigated in this study. Box–Behnken Design (BBD) was used to identify the optimal level of the extraction variables such as time, pH and temperature. A second-order model equation for pectin extraction was obtained from multiple regression analysis of experimental data with the correlation coefficient (R 2) value of 0.92. ANOVA results showed that linear effect of temperature and combined effect of pH with temperature were found significant for pectin extraction from muskmelon peel. Validation results had good agreement with the predicted results. Pectin extracted from muskmelon peel was classed as high methoxy pectin with the equivalent weight of 384.5 g/mol. Non-newtonian pseudoplastic flow behaviour was observed for muskmelon pectin from the viscosity studies.

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The authors are thankful to The Principal and The Head, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore for their encouragement and providing facilities to carry out this study.

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  1. Bioprocess Laboratory, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641 013, India

    Chandrasekaran Muthukumaran, Loganathan Banupriya, Somasundharam Harinee, Sivagurunathan Sivaranjani, Govindasamy Sharmila & Vinayagam Rajasekar

  2. Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, 603 203, India

    Narasimhan Manoj Kumar

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Muthukumaran, C., Banupriya, L., Harinee, S. et al. Pectin from muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) peels: extraction optimization and physicochemical properties. 3 Biotech 7, 66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-017-0655-3

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