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In this study, tailored-made citrus pectin-derived compounds were produced through controlled enzymatic and/or chemical modifications of commercial citrus pectin with different degrees of methylesterification (DM) and similar average molecular weight (MW). In the first treatment, degradation of the citrus pectin (CP) materials by endo-polygalacturonase (EPG) yielded pectins with average Mw's (between 2 and 60 kDa). Separation and identification of the oligosaccharide fraction present in these samples, revealed the presence of non-methylesterified galacturonic acid oligomers with degree of polymerization (DP) 1-5. In the second treatment, exploiting the combined effect of EPG and pectin lyase, compounds with MW between 2 and 21 kDa, containing methylesterified and non-methylesterified polygalacturonans (DP 1-6), were generated. Finally, CP was sequentially modified by chemical saponification and the action of EPG. A sample of DM 11% and MW 2.7 kDa, containing POS (DP 1-5), was produced. Diverse pectin-derived compounds were successfully generated for further studies exploring their functionality. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Jessika N Humerez-Flores, Clare Kyomugasho, Ana A Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Margot De Bie, Agnese Panozzo, Ann M Van Loey, Paula Moldenaers, Marc E Hendrickx. Production and molecular characterization of tailored citrus pectin-derived compounds. Food chemistry. 2022 Jan 15;367:130635

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