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pec·tin

 (pĕk′tĭn)
n.
Any of a group of water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates of high molecular weight found in ripe fruits, such as apples, plums, and grapefruit, and used to jell various foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

[French pectine, from Greek pēktos, coagulated, from pēgnunai, to coagulate; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pec′tic, pec′tin·ous adj.
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Adj.1.pectic - of or relating to or derived from pectin; "pectic acid"
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pectic

adjpektisch
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A positive correlation existed between gibberellin production in culture and bakanae disease (Sunder and Satyavir, 1998), and pectic enzymes production and foot rot development (Thakur, 1974).
Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of pectic polysaccharide from oriental tobacco leaves was studied by orthogonal matrix method (L9(3)4).
This soil borne, facultative anaerobic pathogen far and wide distributed in farmland as well as in uncultivated land usually produces abundant of pectic enzymes, which cause plant tissue maceration, eventually resulting in plant death (Collmer and Keen, 1986).
2013 "Interactions between pectic compounds and procyanidins are influenced by methylation degree and chain length." Biomacromolecules 14: 709-718.
Lyshede [35] notes that cuticular micro channels come from the pectic layer of the cell wall based on red ruthenium staining, further commenting that the birefringence found in these microchannels suggests wax transport.
Yamada reported that bioactive pectic polysaccharides (Bupleuran 2IIb and 2IIc), which were isolated from the roots of Bupleurum falcatum L, had antiulcer (Sun et at 1991; Yamada et al.
Apples also contain pectin and pectic acids that add essential bulk to a diet.
The complexity in the structure and confusion in the nomenclature have made it almost impossible to draw a clear -cut classification of NSP, however, NSP fall into three main groups as shown below, hemicelluloses, non-cellulose polymers and pectic polysaccharides (bailey, 1973).
In working as pressing aids, pectic enzymes help avoid a particularly vexing problem such as the delayed release of juice from fresh fruits before spoilage.