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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 55, 期 13, 页码 5131-5136出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf0701483
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nonenzymatic degradation; beta-elimination; acid hydrolysis; demethylation; pectin degradation; citrus pectin
The underlying mechanisms governing nonenzymatic pectin and pectate degradation during thermal treatment have not yet been fully elucidated. This study determined the extent of nonenzymatic degradation due to beta-elimination, acid hydrolysis, and demethylation during prolonged heating of citrus pectins and its influence on physicochemical properties. Solutions of citrus pectins, buffered from pH 4.0 to 8.5, were heated at 75, 85, 95, and 110 degrees C for 0-300 min. Evolution of methanol and formation of reducing groups and unsaturated uronides were monitored during heating. Molecular weight and viscosity changes were determined through size exclusion chromatography and capillary viscometry, respectively. Results showed that at pH 4.5, the activation energies of acid hydrolysis, beta-elimination, and demethylation are 95, 136, and 98 kJ/mol, respectively. This means that at this pH, acid hydrolysis occurs more rapidly than beta-elimination. Furthermore, the rate of acid hydrolysis is diminished by higher levels of methyl esterification. Also, citrus pectin (93% esterified) degrades primarily via beta-elimination even under acidic conditions. Acid hydrolysis and beta-elimination caused significant reduction in relative viscosity and molecular weight.
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