galacturonic acid
noun
ga·lact·uron·ic acid
gə-ˌlak-tu̇-ˈrä-nik- 
-tyu̇-
: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin
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All three major types of pectin contain D-galacturonic acid, which is the target for polygalacturonase, the enzyme present in Pectinex Ultra SP-L.
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galacturonic acid
noun
ga·lact·uron·ic acid
gə-ˌlak-t(y)u̇-ˌrän-ik-
: a crystalline aldehyde acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin
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