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PECTINASE

\pˈɛktɪnˌe͡ɪs], \pˈɛktɪnˌe‍ɪs], \p_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_s]\

Definitions of PECTINASE

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A cell wall-degrading enzyme found in microorganisms and higher plants. It catalyzes the random hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-D-galactosiduronic linkages in pectate and other galacturonans. EC 3.2.1.15.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An enzyme which has the property of hydrolyzing the pectin bodies with the formation of a reducing sugar.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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