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Polygalacturonase

Known as: Depolymerase, Pectin, Poly(1,4-alpha-D-galacturonide)glycanhydrolase, Pectin Depolymerase 
A cell wall-degrading enzyme found in microorganisms and higher plants. It catalyzes the random hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-D-galactosiduronic linkages… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Application of cellulase-free xylano-pectinolytic enzymes from the same bacterial isolate in biobleaching of kraft pulp.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Optimization of multienzyme production by two mixed strains in solid-state fermentation
F3 and F4 strains of Aspergillus niger were screened from five strains of fungi to produce multienzyme preparations (containing… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Esterification of ferulic acid with polyols using a ferulic acid esterase from Aspergillus niger.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Sequencing of partially methyl-esterified oligogalacturonates by tandem mass spectrometry and its use to determine pectinase specificities.
Complex mixtures of acidic oligosaccharides were produced by enzymatic digestion of partially methyl-esterified pectin with… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Detection of polygalacturonase, pectin‐lyase and pectin‐esterase activities in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain
The catalytic capacity of several excreted pectinolytic enzymes obtained from various yeast strains was examined using in vivo… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Characterization of carbohydrate metabolism and demonstration of glycosomes in a Phytomonas sp. isolated from Euphorbia characias.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Glycosidases of the rumen anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix frontalis grown on cellulosic substrates
The rumen anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix frontalis was grown on cellulosic substrates, and the cellular distribution and types… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Purification of enzymatically isolated mesophyll protoplasts from c(3), c(4), and crassulacean Acid metabolism plants using an aqueous dextran-polyethylene glycol two-phase system.
Enzymatic digestion of leaf segments with 2% cellulase, in combination with a pectinase in some species, yields intact… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Metabolism of separated leaf cells: I. Preparation of photosynthetically active cells from tobacco.
Suspensions of mesophyll cells, prepared from tobacco leaves by treatment with pectinase, fixed CO(2) by photosynthesis. The… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
The measurement of the cytochrome oxidase activity of enzyme preparations.
containing 1 ml. 15 % glycerol solution, 1-0 ml. 0-1 M-sodium acetate, 0-5 ml. 0-3 M-bicarbonate solution and 0 5 ml. of the… 
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