Extraction of pectin from peels of different fruits Bacchewar S.S., Naser Rafiuddin*, Zaheed Imtiyaz HussainA.B.Kshirsagar S.N.Harke and** Department of Plant Biotechnology, MGM College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Gandhelli, Aurangabad -431605 (India) *Department of Botany, Maulana Azad College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra **Department of Botany, Abeda Inamdar Senior College, PuneMaharashtra Online published on 17 October, 2020. Abstract Pectin was isolated from the peels of Lemon, Dry Lemon, Orange, Sweet Lime and Unripe Banana. Highest yield of pectin was recorded with fresh lemon peel. The gel forming pectin, isolated from peels had twice higher viscosity than commercial pectin. Top Key word Pectin, Lemon, Orange, Unripe Banana, Peels. Top |