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P5400

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Pectinesterase from orange peel

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lyophilized powder, ≥150 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

Pectin methylesterase, Pectin pectylhydrolase

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

form

lyophilized powder

Quality Level

specific activity

≥150 units/mg protein

composition

Protein, 20-50% biuret

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storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product has been used as enzyme for alternative energy. For more information see the Enzymes for Alternative Energy Research.

Application

Pectinesterase is used to hydrolyze methyl esters of pectin to pectate and methanol. It contains pectin methylesterase and pectin pectylhydrolase. Product P5400 is from orange peel and comes as a lyophilized powder. It contains (NH4)2SO4 and sodium chloride. It has been used to study the pectin methylesterase gene.
The enzyme from Sigma has been used as a standard during the measurement of pectin methylesterase activity in sea buckthorn juices. It has been used in the hydrolysis of cell wall pectins while studying phyllotaxis in Arabidopsis. It has also been used to catalyze pectin hydrolysis (using an ultrasonic measurement device) for monitoring biological processes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pectinesterase catalyzes the hydrolysis of the methyl esters of pectin to yield pectate and methanol.

Unit Definition

One unit will release 1.0 microequivalent of acid from pectin per min at pH 7.5 at 30 °C.

Physical form

Contains (NH4)2SO4 and sodium chloride

Analysis Note

Protein determined by biuret.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Yuri L Dorokhov et al.
PLoS pathogens, 8(4), e1002640-e1002640 (2012-04-13)
Many plants release airborne volatile compounds in response to wounding due to pathogenic assault. These compounds serve as plant defenses and are involved in plant signaling. Here, we study the effects of pectin methylesterase (PME)-generated methanol release from wounded plants
Doungla E Ngouémazong et al.
Carbohydrate research, 348, 69-76 (2012-01-03)
The influence of the degree and pattern of methylesterification (DM and PM, respectively) on the stiffness of Ca(2+)-pectin gels is extensively examined, at various Ca(2+) concentrations. Accordingly, a highly methyl-esterified pectin was selectively de-esterified using NaOH, plant or fungal pectin
Mélanie L'Enfant et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 132, 1140-1146 (2019-04-13)
The discovery of molecules that can inhibit the action of phytopathogens is essential to find alternative to current pesticides. Pectin methylesterases (PME), enzymes that fine-tune the degree of methylesterification of plant cell wall pectins, play a key role in the
Kerstin Müller et al.
Plant physiology, 161(1), 305-316 (2012-11-07)
The methylesterification status of cell wall homogalacturonans, mediated through the action of pectin methylesterases (PMEs), influences the biophysical properties of plant cell walls such as elasticity and porosity, important parameters for cell elongation and water uptake. The completion of seed
Ida Barbara Reca et al.
Plant molecular biology, 79(4-5), 429-442 (2012-05-23)
A pectin methylesterase inhibitor (SolyPMEI) from tomato has been identified and characterised by a functional genomics approach. SolyPMEI is a cell wall protein sharing high similarity with Actinidia deliciosa PMEI (AdPMEI), the best characterised inhibitor from kiwi. It typically affects

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