Fruits constitute a commercially important and nutritionally indispensable food commodity.
Being a part of a balanced diet, fruits play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the …

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are complex glycoconjugates that are commonly found at
the cell surface and in secretions of plants. Their location and diversity of structures have …

Fruit waste valorisation to generate value-added pectin products is an active research area.
In this study, pectin products from unfermented apple/grape pomace (AP/GP) and from …

To characterize a purified rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) containing both RG-I and
arabinogalactan-protein (AGP) types of glycosyl residues, an AGP-specific β-1, 3 …

Cell walls were isolated from the mesocarp of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berries at
developmental stages from before veraison through to the final ripe berry. Fluorescence and …

Maize bran contains phenolic acids [∼ 4% dry matter; mainly ferulic acid (Fe) and also
diferulic acid], heteroxylans (∼ 50%), and cellulose (∼ 20%), but is devoid of lignin …

Two new malvidin-derived pigments, referred to as A and B, were detected in red wine made
from Vitis vinifera grapes (var. Carignane) and characterised. The results reported herein …

Polysaccharides entering the rumen can be considered as belonging to one of two general
types: plant storage polysaccharides such as starch and the fructosans, or the structural …

After removal of the mucilage with water at room temperature, pectic polysaccharides were
solubilized from Opuntia ficus-indica fruit skin, by sequential extraction with water at 60° C …

A Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast mannoprotein which protected wine from protein haze
spoilage was isolated from a red wine and purified by a combination of anion exchange …