Properties
Description
Pure pectin is a polysaccharide with a complicated structure and function which is high in galacturonic acid.
Molecular Weight
25~50 kDa
Molecular Formula
(C7H20O6)130-260
Form
White to pale yellow amorphous powder
Purity
Galacturonic Acid (dried basis) ≥80.0 %.
Applications
Pectin is a heterosaccharide component of terrestrial plant cell walls, which can be used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterized pectinase. And pectin also can be used to study its degradation by pectinolytic bacteria.
Storage
Store at room temperature.
