Pectinase

Names

[ Name ]:
Pectinase

[Synonym ]:
MFCD00131809
Polygalacturonase

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Pectinase is a mixed enzymes that hydrolyze pectic substances, it mostly presents in microorganisms and higher plants. Pectinase is involved in the metabolism of the cell wall as well as in the growth of the cell, senescence, ripening of fruits, pathogenesis and abscission process[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.5±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
415.5±38.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈H₃₇N(CH₃)₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
150.130

[ Flash Point ]:
219.2±23.3 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
150.052826

[ LogP ]:
-2.39

[ Appearance of Characters ]:
powder | slightly beige

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±2.2 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.544

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

[ Water Solubility ]:
Soluble in water and practically insoluble in ethanol and ether.

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

Articles

A Pectate Lyase-Coding Gene Abundantly Expressed during Early Stages of Infection Is Required for Full Virulence in Alternaria brassicicola.

PLoS ONE 10 , e0127140, (2015)

Alternaria brassicicola causes black spot disease of Brassica species. The functional importance of pectin digestion enzymes and unidentified phytotoxins in fungal pathogenesis has been suspected but ...

Low concentrations of the toxin ophiobolin A lead to an arrest of the cell cycle and alter the intracellular partitioning of glutathione between the nuclei and cytoplasm.

J. Exp. Bot. 66 , 2991-3000, (2015)

Ophiobolin A, a tetracyclic sesterpenoid produced by phytopathogenic fungi, is responsible for catastrophic losses in crop yield but its mechanism of action is not understood. The effects of ophioboli...

Polysaccharide-free nucleic acids and proteins of Abelmoschus esculentus for versatile molecular studies.

Mol. Biol. (Mosk.) 46(4) , 598-604, (2012)

Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) is one of the polysaccharide rich crop plants. The polysaccharides interfere with nucleic acids and protein isolation thereby affecting the downstream molecular analysis....

Related Compounds

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