Pectins from dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peel

The extraction of pectin from a by-product of dragon fruit processing, was identified as an alternative source for commercial pectin. In this work, dried alcohol-insoluble residues (AIR) of dragon fruit peels were treated separately with ammonium oxalate/oxalic acid 0.25 %, pH 4.6, 85oC; HCl 0.03...

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Main Authors: Nazaruddin, R., Norazelina, S.M.I., Norziah, M.H., Zainudin, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7549/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7549/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7549/1/04_nazaruddin.pdf