• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.413-418
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• 1996

Two methods were used to extract pectin from apple cell wall by enzyme(Hemicellulase) and by acid. Hemicellulase was used to extract high functional pectin with higher degree of polymerization. The yield of weight of pectin by hemicellulase treatment was slightly higher than that by acid treatment. The optimal condition for extraction was accomplished by providing 1.5 grams of Hemicellulase at 38$^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours. The comparison of the pectin purity and the yield of extracts by the portion of galacturonic acid between two methods showed that the purity of pectin extracted by enzymatic method was lower than that by acid treatment.