Table 3.
Historical development of the binding mechanisms between divalent cations and both poly(galacturonic) chains or pectin.
| Year | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | First postulation of egg-box model for pectin | [125] |
| 1978 | Dimers formation | [147] |
| 1981 | Junction zones model | [148] |
| 1982 | Junction zone distribution | [149] |
| 1987 | Divalent cations coordination | [150] |
| 1991 | First book in pectin chemistry and technology | [151] |
| 2001 | Shifted egg box model for pectin gels | [152] |
| 2007 | Multi-step binding ions behavior | [153] |
| [155] | ||
| 2008 | Alginate and pectin comparison | [156] |
| 2010 | Structural reorganization of pectin and alginate after calcium binding | [157] |
| 2013 | Egg-box model with semi-flexible chains | [158] |
| 2015 | Cross-link differences between different multivalent cations | [160] |
| 2016 | [161] | |
| 2018 | [162] | |
| 2020 | Different ways in pectin dimers aggregation | [159] |