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Abstract
High molecular weight polysaccharides present in the cell walls of all plants. Pectins cement cell walls together. They are used as emulsifiers and stabilizers in the food industry. They have been tried for a variety of therapeutic uses including as antidiarrheals, where they are now generally considered ineffective, and in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
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- Pectin
- Calcium Pectinate
- Methoxy Pectin
- Methoxylpectin
- Methoxypectin
- Pectinic Acid
- Zinc Pectinate
- Pectin, Methoxy
- Pectinate, Calcium
- Pectinate, Zinc
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pectins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010368. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010368
- Pectins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectin
- Pectins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188154