[Current information about pectin substances].
This review concerns pectin substances, the most complex class of plant polysaccharides. For the most part, the data reported after 1998 are presented; the references to earlier works are made only in the historical aspect. New data on the structure of pectin substances, their physiological activity, their role in plants, and their valuable physical properties are surveyed.
Ovodov
Iu S
IuS
Institute of Physiology, Komi Research Center, Urals Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pervomaiskaya 50, Syktyvkar, 167982 Russia. ovoys@physiol.komisc.ru
D000818:Animals; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
D010368:Pectins