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Abstract
Culture filtrates of Erwinia carotovora and Bacillus polymyxa split pectic substances to yield a product that absorbs at 230 mmicro, and which reacts with thiobarbituric acid to form a substance that absorbs at 547 mmicro. This product is believed to be a C-4,5-unsaturated oli-gouronide. The preferred substrate is polygalacturonic acid rather than pectin; the enzyme, provisionally named polygalacturonic-trans-eliminase, is activated by calcium.Entities:
Keywords: BACTERIA/metabolism; ENZYMES/metabolism; PECTINS/metabolism; URONIC ACIDS/metabolism
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Year: 1962 PMID: 13916373 DOI: 10.1126/science.135.3507.920
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728