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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