Modification of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides in Relation to Aril Breakdown of Harvested Longan Fruit
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Aril Breakdown and Cell Wall Material
2.2. Cell Wall Polysaccharides
2.3. Monosaccharide Compositions of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides Fractions
2.4. Molecular Mass Profile of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharide Fractions
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Plant Materials
3.2. Evaluation of Aril Breakdown
3.3. Preparation of Cell Wall Material (CWM)
3.4. Fractionation of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides
3.5. Analysis of Monosaccharide Compositions
3.6. Gel-Permeation Chromatography
3.7. Data Handling
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, D.; Zhang, H.; Wu, F.; Li, T.; Liang, Y.; Duan, X. Modification of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides in Relation to Aril Breakdown of Harvested Longan Fruit. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14, 23356-23368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141223356
Wang D, Zhang H, Wu F, Li T, Liang Y, Duan X. Modification of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides in Relation to Aril Breakdown of Harvested Longan Fruit. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2013; 14(12):23356-23368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141223356
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Duoduo, Haiyan Zhang, Fuwang Wu, Taotao Li, Yuxiang Liang, and Xuewu Duan. 2013. "Modification of Pectin and Hemicellulose Polysaccharides in Relation to Aril Breakdown of Harvested Longan Fruit" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14, no. 12: 23356-23368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141223356