Definition of Polygalacturonase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates ¹

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Medical Definition of Polygalacturonase

1. 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. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygalacturonase

polyforming
polyforms
polyfoto
polyfotos
polyfrob
polyfrobs
polyfructose
polyfunctional
polyfunctionality
polyfunctionalization
polyfunctionalized
polygala
polygalaceous
polygalactia
polygalacturonan
polygalacturonase (current term)
polygalacturonases
polygalas
polygalic
polygalic acid
polygalin
polygalins
polygam
polygamian
polygamic
polygamical
polygamically
polygamies
polygamious

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