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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 1219-1226Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.11.009
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Purification; Polysaccharides; Apple pomace pectins; Sodium caseinate; Protein
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- Ministere de la Region Wallonne, Direction Generale de l'Agriculture Universite de liege-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
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A new technique for the purification of pectins using protein (sodium caseinate) was developed and that could replace the process of ethanol which is currently used in industries. Commercial pectins were used as a model to verify the feasibility of the process and to define some important parameters. The results indicated that this purification technique is based primarily on the electrostatic interactions between these two polymers. The electrostatic interactions were strongly dependent on pH and salt concentration. The maximum pectin precipitation was obtained at pH 3.5. At this pH, the pectin acquires a negative charge while the protein is positively charged, promoting thus their attractions. Furthermore, the dissociation of the pectin-caseinates complex and the precipitation of caseinate at pH 4.6 were observed in the presence of salt. This method is very specific, suggesting that it could be used to purify some electrically charged polysaccharides. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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