Comparative analysis of pectic polysaccharides isolated from various thinned young red-fleshed kiwifruits: Structural properties and biological functions.

ABSTRACT: To utilize thinned young kiwifruit for potential industrial applications, this study compared structural properties and in vitro bioactivities of pectic polysaccharides isolated from three thinned young red-fleshed kiwifruit cultivars, including Actinidia chinensis cv. 'Donghong', 'Hongshi', and 'Hongyang'. The results demonstrated that these young kiwifruit byproducts were rich in pectic polysaccharides, with extraction yields of 90.7-101.3 mg/g dry weight. Although their bound polyphenols (8.02-8.93 mg GAE/100 mg), esterification degrees (50.45-61.32 %), and molecular weights (7.44 × 10⁴-8.51 × 10⁴ Da) varied across cultivars, the glycosidic linkage patterns showed remarkable consistency, dominated by homogalacturonan (12.07-13.84 mol%) and rhamnogalac

SUBMITTER: He JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature