The covalent grafting of alkyl gallates onto pectin using a lipase-catalyzed reaction in a tetrahydrofuran/aqueous medium process acylated pectin molecules with excellent antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The alkyl gallates including methyl, ethyl, and propyl gallates were enzymatically grafted onto pectin molecule, in order to study the effect of alkyl gallates on the functional modification of pectin. The grafting mechanism was analyzed by ultraviolet-visible spectrum (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (HNMR), and density functional theory (DFT). Results suggested that lipase grafted 4-OH of alkyl gallate onto pectin by catalyzing esterification in organic/aqueous solution, and the grafting rate was affected by the length of alkyl chain of the gallates molecule. In vitro experiments, the acylated pectins exhibited stronger antioxidant activity in the DPPH test and β-carotene bleaching test and were found to have obvious antimicrobial performance against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
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