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pectase

[ pek-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.


pectase

/ ˈpɛkteɪs /

noun

  1. an enzyme occurring in certain ripening fruits: involved in transforming pectin into a soluble form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pectase1

First recorded in 1865–70; pect(in) + -ase
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pectase1

C19: from pectin + -ase
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Example Sentences

Amino-acids Amines and CO2             V. Coagulation enzymes Pectase Coagulates pectic bodies ........

In such cases, the parasite secretes both a pectose-dissolving enzyme, known as "pectase" and a "cellulase" which attacks the cell-wall material in order to provide for the entry of the fungus into the cells.

As the fruit ripens the pectase acts upon the pectose, which is insoluble in water, converting it into pectin, which is soluble.

Pectose and pectase always exist in the unripe fruit.

Green fruit contains two substances, called "pectase" and "pectose" and, by the action of the sun in ripening, these substances change into pectin which makes fruit jelly.

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