Relationship between Molecular Weights of Pectin and Hypocholesterolemic Effects in Rats

Fumihide Yamaguchi; Setuko Uchida; Satoshi Watabe; Hiroshi Kojima; Noriko Shimizu; Chitoshi Hatanaka

doi:10.1271/bbb.59.2130

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451

Relationship between Molecular Weights of Pectin and Hypocholesterolemic Effects in Rats

Fumihide Yamaguchi, Setuko Uchida, Satoshi Watabe, Hiroshi Kojima, Noriko Shimizu, Chitoshi Hatanaka

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1995 Volume 59 Issue 11 Pages 2130-2131

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.59.2130

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Abstract

Hypocholesterolemic activities and other properties of three different molecular weight pectin were examined. The low-molecular-weight pectin (M_r≒66, 000) obtained by decomposition of original pectin (M_r≒750, 000) had the properties of low viscosity and high solubility, but it lost hypocholesterolemic activities in rats. On the other hand, the medium-molecular-weight pectin (M_r ≒185, 000) had characteristics of both low viscosity and hypocholesterolemic activities.

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