Pectinase

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What is the most effective pH level of pectinase solution that is used on the average human diet? Since no prior research has been done on this topic, one must delve into the topic of pectinase, how it works, why it’s used so commonly in the apple juice and wine industry, electrolysis, hydrolysis, and the contents of an average human diet, to properly understand the subject.

Pectinase, also known as pectic enzyme, is composed of chemicals such as polygalacturonase (C43H67N15O12S2), pectolyase, and pectozyme (Rodrigues, 2016). It is an enzyme produced by a variety of organisms, such as the Bacillus cereus bacterium and the Aspergillus niger fungus, to deconstruct plant cell walls; more specifically, pectinase chemically binds in lock-and-key fashion to pectin. Pectin (C6H10O7) is a polysaccharide found in these cell walls to hold it together. When pectic enzyme binds with the pectin,
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These numbers show the amount of and different types of food we eat. If a pectinase solution medicine becomes more common in the future, these are the foods they will have to deconstruct; as a result, researchers can fine tune the solutions to match this average human diet (“2015-2020 Dietary…”, 2018).

What pH level of pectic enzyme must be used to most effectively break down the contents of the average human diet? A solution of pH 2.5 - 3.5 may normally be very effective for pectinase, but the ideal pH of pectinase on a substrate of the average human diet is yet to be found. These findings could help future biochemists develop a more efficient pectic enzyme treatment than what is available now. For more information on current pectinase supplement products, visit Onnit at

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