Component Analysis and Free Radicals Scavenging Activity of Cicer arietinum L. Husk Pectin

A pectin (CAP) was extracted from the husk of Cicer arietinum L.. Monosaccharide analysis of CAP revealed the dominance of galacturonic acid and smaller amounts of galactose, arabinose, rhamnose, glucose, xylose and mannose. Viscosimetric analysis showed that the intrinsic viscosity ([η]) and the mo...

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Main Authors: Alfonso A. Gardea, Joselina Huerta-Oros, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millán, Agustin Rascón-Chu, Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza, Vania Urias-Orona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/10/6948/