A rapid method for the determination of the degrees of methylation (DM) and acetylation (DA) of pectins was developed. The polymer substitution degree as determined after saponification at 80 degrees C with NaOD during 1H NMR analysis. Under alkaline conditions, the cleavage of O-acetyl and O-methyl linkages allows the detection and the integration of the H-4 signal from galacturonic acid residues in the newly unesterified pectins. So, after a 10-min NMR recording, sodium acetate and sodium methanolate can be easily quantified relative to the clearly identified H-4 signal in galacturonic acid residues. Protons signals from pectin neutral sugars do not interfere with H-4. During the analysis, a limited (<3%) methanol evaporation leading to a weak reduced signal from the methanolate protons was observed. The proposed method allows in few minutes an accurate simultaneous quantification of DM and DA from few mg of pectin extracts, without the need of external standards.
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