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First Known Use of pectinesterase
1945
Medical Dictionary
pectinesterase
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noun
pec·tin·es·ter·ase
\ˌpek-tə-ˈnes-tə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz\
Medical Definition of pectinesterase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol—called also pectase
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