First reported in the late 1930s and first partly explained in 1970, the antibacterial activity of pectin remained almost ignored until the late 1990s. The concomitant emergence of research on natural antibacterials and on new usages of pectin polysaccharides, including those in medicine widely researched in Russia, has led to a renaissance of research in the physiological properties of this uniquely versatile polysaccharide ubiquitous in plants and fruits. Collecting scattered information, this study provides an updated overview on the subtle factors affecting the behaviour of pectin as antimicrobial. Less degraded pectin extracted via acid-free routes, we argue in the conclusions, will soon find applications spanning from new treatments for polymicrobial infections through use as implantable biomaterial in tissue and bone engineering.

Pectin: A Long-Neglected Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial

Ciriminna R;Meneguzzo F;Scurria A;Nuzzo D;Pagliaro M
2020

Abstract

First reported in the late 1930s and first partly explained in 1970, the antibacterial activity of pectin remained almost ignored until the late 1990s. The concomitant emergence of research on natural antibacterials and on new usages of pectin polysaccharides, including those in medicine widely researched in Russia, has led to a renaissance of research in the physiological properties of this uniquely versatile polysaccharide ubiquitous in plants and fruits. Collecting scattered information, this study provides an updated overview on the subtle factors affecting the behaviour of pectin as antimicrobial. Less degraded pectin extracted via acid-free routes, we argue in the conclusions, will soon find applications spanning from new treatments for polymicrobial infections through use as implantable biomaterial in tissue and bone engineering.
2020
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati - ISMN
Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica -IRIB
Istituto per la BioEconomia - IBE
pectin
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antimicrobial
citrus pectin
pectin polysaccharides
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