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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

polygalacturonase en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English galacturonase English polygalacturonase From poly- + galacturonase.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

exopolygalacturonase · endopolygalacturonase

Relateds

rhamnogalacturonase · xylogalacturonase

Synonyms

pectinase