polygalacturonase

polygalacturonase
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates

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  • polygalacturonase — Pectin depolymerase; an enzyme catalyzing the random hydrolysis of 1,4 α d galactosiduronic linkages in pectate and other galacturonans. SYN: pectinase. * * * poly·ga·lac·tu·ro·nase .ga .lak t(y)u̇r ə .nās, gə lak tyər ə , .nāz n an enzyme that… …   Medical dictionary

  • polygalacturonase — poly·galac·tu·ro·nase …   English syllables

  • polygalacturonase — Abbreviation: PG An enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of pectin. A tomato engineered to contain an antisense PG gene succeeded in delaying the onset of softening, by inhibiting the expression of PG. This allowed the fruit to be picked at a… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 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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