Research Article

Rapid Enzymatic Method for Pectin Methyl Esters Determination

Table 2

Preincubation time effect on the reaction rate using pectin standard corresponding to 5.7 mM methyl esters.

Preincubation time (s) Reaction rate ± SE (mA s−1)

2.02.4 ± 0.2
5.03.8 ± 0.1
10.04.9 ± 0.1
20.05.6 ± 0.1
30.06.4 ± 0.1
60.06.9 ± 0.1