Effect of Pectins on Water Crystallization Pattern and Integrity of Cells During Freezing.

The ability of various pectin polysaccharides to modify the morphological structure of ice during the phase transitions from water to ice was studied. Pectins were isolated from Sosnowsky's hogweed Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden (heracleuman-N6HS), tansy Tanacetum vulgare L. (tanacetan-N7TVF), and Rauwolfia serpentina Benth callus (rauwolfian-N8RS).