Polypectate sodium

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Polypectate sodium is the sodium salt of polygalacturonic acid, the primary polysaccharide backbone of pectin. It is a polymer of D-galacturonic acid units. In this form, it is highly soluble and is often used as a research standard to study the properties of pectins, their interactions with cations, and their applications as gelling and thickening agents in the food and pharmaceutical industries.