Look up: pectinase

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   Pectinase
   An enzyme that breaks down pectin.
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   pectinase
   Synonym for polygalacturonase ... <enzyme> Enzyme that degrades polygalacturonan by hydrolysis of the glycosidic bonds that link galacturonic acid residues. Important in fruit ripening and in fungal and bacterial attack on plants. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Pectinase
   `Pectinase` is a general term for enzymes that break down pectin, a polysaccharide substrate that is found in the cell walls of plants. One of the most studied and widely used commercial pectinases is polygalacturonase. It is useful because pectin is the jelly-like matrix which helps cement plant cells together and in which other cell wall components, such as cellulose fibrils, are embedded. Therefore pectinase enzymes are commonly used in proces...
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   pectinase
   Syn: polygalacturonase
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