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ReviewACS omega2025

Deciphering Pectin: A Comprehensive Overview of Its Origins, Processing, and Promising Utility.

Guoqi Dang, Jiaheng Li, Chang Yin, Wenxing Wang, Kaiyi Zhang, Ruqing Zhong, Liang Chen, Hongfu Zhang, Martine Schroyen

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Review in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Guoqi DangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-6563
Jiaheng LiState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Chang YinState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Wenxing WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-1538
Kaiyi ZhangPrecision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Liège University, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux 4000, Belgium.
Ruqing ZhongState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Liang ChenState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Hongfu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Martine SchroyenPrecision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Liège University, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux 4000, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pectin is an acidic heteropolysaccharide, a natural high molecular weight compound primarily found in higher plants. It consists of four major structural domains: homogalacturonan (HG), rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I), and xylogalacturonan (XGA). Various methods are currently employed for pectin extraction, including acid extraction, microbial fermentation, microwave-assisted extraction, and ion extraction, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. Pectin is sourced from fruits and vegetables, such as citrus fruits, apples, beets, and carrots. In terms of regulating human health, pectin enhances antioxidant activity, promotes beneficial microorganisms, and stimulates the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) through microbial metabolism. Additionally, pectin interacts directly with the mucosa, inhibits Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) signaling, and modifies the glycosylation of intestinal mucosal proteins. In disease models, pectin shows preventive and therapeutic effects in inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. This review covers recent research, summarizing the sources and extraction methods of pectin, and emphasizes its role as a modulator of human health.

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PMID39829568
PMCPMC11740133

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