protopectin
[ proh-tuh-pek-tin ]
/ ˌproʊ təˈpɛk tɪn /
noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of water-insoluble pectic substances that are found in the rind of citrus fruits or in apple peels and that are hydrolyzed to pectin or pectic acid.
Also called
pectinogen,
pectose.
Words nearby protopectin
protonema,
protonic,
protonotary,
protopathic,
protopathic sensibility,
protopectin,
protophilic,
protophloem,
protoplanet,
protoplanetary disk,
protoplasm