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Descriptor English:   Pectins 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pectinas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pectinas 
Synonyms English:   Calcium Pectinate
Methoxy Pectin
Methoxylpectin
Methoxypectin
Pectin
Pectin, Methoxy
Pectinate, Calcium
Pectinate, Zinc
Pectinic Acid
Zinc Pectinate  
Tree Number:   D05.750.078.738
D09.698.670
D20.215.784.500.618
Definition English:   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. 
Pharmacological Action:   Food Additives
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification EC economics
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UL ultrastructure
UR urine  
Record Number:   29500 
Unique Identifier:   D010368 

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