Pharmacologic Substance
pectin
pec·tin [ pek-tin ]
Brand Names:
Halls Breezers; Luden's Drops; Luden's Dual Relief; Organix Complete; Pet Pectillin
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A polysaccharide in which a) galacturonic acid is a primary monomer (Polygalacturonan), b) L-rhamnose and D-galacturonic acid monomers alternate (Rhamnogalacturonan I), and c) various monosaccharides occur branched and complex (Rhamnogalacturonan II).CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Homosaccharidic polymer of sugar acids of fruit that forms gels with sugar at the proper pH.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Pectin, any of a group of water-soluble carbohydrate substances that are found in the cell walls and intercellular tissues of certain plants. In the fruits of plants, pectin helps keep the walls of adjacent cells joined together. Immature fruits contain the precursor substance protopectin, which is...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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