Solutions of 100 mL of 1% commercial pectin each with a different degree of esterification (DE),DE94, DE65,
and DE25, were reacted with 100 mL of 2 M alka
line hydroxylamine (pH 12.0) at roomtemperature for 4 or 18 h. These pectin hydroxamic acids (PHAs; DE94T4, DE94T18, DE65T4,
andDE25T4) were used to test the inhibitory activities against semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase(SSAO)
and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Compared to different DE pectins (DE94, DE65,
and DE25), the PHAs of DE94T4, DE94T18, DE65T4,
and DE25T4 showed different inhibition activitiesagainst SSAO or ACE. Commercial pectins with different DE values showed negligible SSAO orACE inhibitions. The order of SSAO inhibition was DE65T4 > DE94T18
DE25T4
DE94T4.However, the order of ACE inhibition was DE94T4 > DE94T18
DE65T4 > DE25T4. The SSAOactivity staining or ACE-hydrolyzed products on TLC chromatogram also confirmed the inhibitoryactivities of PHAs against SSAO or ACE.Keywords: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE); degree of esterification (DE); semicarbazide-sensitiveamine oxidase (SSAO); pectin; pectin hydroxamic acid (PHA)