Abstract
Papaya is a fleshy fruit in which pectins are depolymerized in oligosaccharides throughout ripening. These compounds might exert beneficial health effects in human beings since they are consumed in a regular diet being and they are part of the soluble fibers fraction of fruits. The depolymerization of pectins is achieved by the action of hydrolases (pectinases), with polygalacturonases (P…