Fossil findings of insect feeding damage on plants are evidence that insects have been using plants as a food source for more than 400 million years. Researchers led by Roy Kirsch and Yannick Pauchet ...

A study on the engineering of thermostable endo-polygalacturonase has opened up a new and efficient way for the production of functional oligosaccharides.

Pectinase, a key enzyme widely used in food processing (e.g., juice clarification), still requires improvements in industrial stability and catalytic ...

Pectin is a naturally occurring thickener and stabilizer, helping jams, jellies, and fruit preserves set. Scientifically speaking, it’s a soluble fiber (a.k.a. a type of polysaccharide) found in the ...