Table 1.
Molecular size, degree of esterification (DE) and monosaccharide composition of MCP and MCP fractions.
| Monosaccharide composition (g/100g)a | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular sizeb | DEc | Rha | Fuc | Ara | Xyl | Man | Gal | GalA | Glc | GlcA | |
| MCP | 22.2 | 79.8 ± 4.3 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 11.5 ± 1.4 | 75.8 ± 2.5 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.2 |
| MCP30 | 35.2 | 84.2 ± 4.8 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 10.8 ± 0.9 | 74.7 ± 2.5 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 3.2 ± 0.3 |
| MCP30/10 | 27.5 | 85.0 ± 5.6 | 2.7 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 11.2 ± 0.0 | 80.0 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 2.4 ± 0.1 |
| MCP10/3 | 10.2 | 78.9 ± 2.1 | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 20.7 ± 7.8 | 69.7 ± 7.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.4 |
| MCP3 | 5.1 | 53.7 ± 6.0 | 1.7 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | 86.0 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 3.2 ± 0.0 |
a
Results represents mean ± SD (n≥7).
b
Molecular size is dextran equivalent. The maximum and minimum values at half height for each analysis are represented in Figure S1.
c
DE: degree of esterification. DE values were calculated using the calibration curve (R2 = 0.9798) and results are expressed in mean ± SD (n = 3). GlcA: glucuronic acid; Glc: glucose; GalA: galacturonic acid; Gal: galactose; Man: mannose; Xyl: xylose; Ara: arabinose; Fuc: fucose; Rha: rhamnose. MCP: modified citrus pectin.