Isolation and Physicochemical Characteristics of Pectin from Inonotus Hispidus

Pectin polysaccharides have been isolated from an unconventional natural source, the basidial mushrooms Inonotus hispidus of various substrates. Data on the content of free and esterified carboxyl groups and methoxyl groups; the degree of esterification; and UV and IR spectra are presented, as well as information on the size and molecular mass of pectin particles.