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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.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
polygalacturonase
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polygalacturonase — noun Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates Syn: pectinase … Wiktionary
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polygalacturonase — ˌpälēˌgaˌlakˈt(y)u̇rəˌnās, lə̇g , gəˈlaktyər , āz noun ( s) Etymology: poly + galacturonic + ase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes the glycosidic linkages of polymerized galacturonic acids (as pectic acid) and that occurs especially in microorganisms… … Useful english dictionary
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