Term Information

Accession
GO:0030599
Name
pectinesterase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
pectin methylesterase activity, pectase activity, pectin demethoxylase activity, pectin methoxylase activity, pectin methyl esterase activity, pectin pectylhydrolase activity, pectinoesterase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: pectin + n H2O = n methanol + pectate. Source: EC:3.1.1.11
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0030599 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of pectinesterase activity (GO:0030599)
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pectinesterase activity [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (GO:0052689)

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