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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme found in certain plants, bacteria, and fungi that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectin to pectic acid and methanol.
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- noun A
ubiquitous cell-wall -associatedenzyme that presents severalisoforms that facilitateplant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown, found in all higher plants as well as in somebacteria andfungi .
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