Pectinase is an enzyme that breaks down pectin, a polysaccharide found in plant cell walls. Commonly referred to as pectic enzymes, they include pectolyase, pectozyme and polygalacturonase. One of the most studied and widely used{fact|date=August 2013} commercial pectinases is polygalacturonase. It is useful because pectin is the jelly-like matrix...
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) ... 
An enzyme that breaks down pectin.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pek′tin-ās Synonyms: polygalacturonase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectin molecules.