Pectin from grape pomace (Vitis vinifera var. Fetească Neagră and Vitis vinifera var. Rară Neagră) was extracted by using different extraction techniques (conventional, microwave-assisted and pulsed ultrasound-assisted extraction). Microwave-assisted extraction showed highest yield (11.2 %) for Rară Neagră pectin, while conventional extraction presented highest yield (9.9 %) for Fetească Neagră pectin. The yield was directly correlated with the galacturonic acid content, degree of esterification, molecular weight and functional features (water-holding, oil-holding and water-swelling capacity, emulsifying properties and rheological behavior of pectin emulsions). In addition, the FT-IR, morphological structure, thermal analysis and emulsion properties of obtained pectin samples from different extraction techniques revealed dissimilar results by comparing with commercial pectin.
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Med Phys
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Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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