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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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Review
2004
Review
2004
The Microbiology of Cocoa Fermentation and its Role in Chocolate Quality
The first stage of chocolate production consists of a natural, seven-day microbial fermentation of the pectinaceous pulp… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The role of polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) in defense against pathogenic fungi.
Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) are extracellular plant proteins capable of inhibiting fungal… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Evaluation of plant growth promoting and colonization ability of endophytic diazotrophs from deep water rice.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Enzyme-assisted extraction of antioxidative phenols from black currant juice press residues (Ribes nigrum).
Enzymatic release of phenolic compounds from pomace remaining from black currant (Ribes nigrum) juice production was examined… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Screening of bacterial strains for pectinolytic activity: characterization of the polygalacturonase produced by Bacillus sp
One hundred sixty eight bacterial strains, isolated from soil and samples of vegetable in decomposition, were screened for the… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Pectin, pectinase and protopectinase: production, properties, and applications.
Review
1992
Review
1992
Two-way chemical signaling in Agrobacterium-plant interactions.
The discovery in 1977 that Agrobacterium species can transfer a discrete segment of oncogenic DNA (T-DNA) to the genome of host… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Inheritance and effect on ripening of antisense polygalacturonase genes in transgenic tomatoes
The role of the cell wall hydrolase polygalacturonase (PG) during fruit ripening was investigated using novel mutant tomato lines… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Expression of a chimeric polygalacturonase gene in transgenic rin (ripening inhibitor) tomato fruit results in polyuronide degradation but not fruit softening.
Tomato fruit ripening is accompanied by extensive degradation of pectic cell wall components. This is thought to be due to the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Antisense RNA inhibition of polygalacturonase gene expression in transgenic tomatoes
Regulation of expression of specific genes by antisense RNA is a naturally occurring mechanism in bacteria1,2, although gene… 
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