pectinolyticadj.
/ˌpɛktᵻnəˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛktənəˈlɪdɪk/ Biology and Biochemistry.
= pectolytic adj.
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1957 Science 10 May 929 Our interest in this subject stems from from an earlier study of the pectinolytic action of Erwinia soft-rot bacteria in which it was shown that pectin is broken down to galacturonic acid.
1959 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 13 225 Pectinolytic enzymes are commonly formed by bacterial phytopathogens.
1985 Food Microstruct. 4 165 Ultrastructural changes in the softened tissue were consistent with cellulolytic and/or pectinolytic degradation of cell wall components.
2002 Jrnl. Biotechnol. 97 223 Pectinolytic activity was the predominant activity of all enzymes tested.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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