Dr. Brett Savary, Arkansas Biosciences Institute and College of Agriculture, recently presented a paper in the Agricultural and Food Chemistry division at the 235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans. His presentation, "Structural Identification and Cloning of the Thermally-Tolerant Pectin Methylesterase Purified from Citrus Fruit Pulp," detailed research studies on an enzyme important in fruit juice product quality and in the manufacturing of pectin, a plant material commonly used in gelling and thickening foods. A patent application derived from this work was recently filed in cooperation with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Dr. Savary's group also presented two posters selected for inclusion at the "Sci-Mix" session, including one given by Dr. Prasanna Vasu, ABI, and another co-authored by Dr. Daya Anandan, ABI.