Pectin: its interaction with serum lipoproteins.

Mirza Mansoor Baig, Ph.D. and James John Cerda, M D
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL USA

"The results obtained from the in vitro studies described clearly suggest that pectin interacts specifically with serum LDL and this interaction appears to be of electrostatic in nature. The observed interaction between pectin and LDL appears to be of significant importance since LDL is the major biological carrier of cholesterol and the principal ingredient of atherosclerotic lesions found in diseased cardiovascular tissue". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 34: JANUARY 1981, pp . 50-53.

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