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Meaning of "pectase" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PECTASE

From pectin + -ase.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PECTASE

ˈpɛkteɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECTASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pectase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PECTASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pectase in the English dictionary

The definition of pectase in the dictionary is an enzyme occurring in certain ripening fruits: involved in transforming pectin into a soluble form.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECTASE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECTASE

pecs · pectate · pecten · pectic · pectic acid · pectin · pectinaceous · pectinal · pectinate · pectinated · pectinately · pectination · pectineal · pectines · pectinesterase · pectinous · pectisable · pectisation · pectise · pectizable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECTASE

anatase · aromatase · cytochrome reductase · invertase · maltase · mutase · Nastase · oxidoreductase · reductase · reverse transcriptase · sulfatase · sulphatase · synaptase · synthetase · transcriptase

Synonyms and antonyms of pectase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pectase» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PECTASE

Find out the translation of pectase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pectase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pectase» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

果胶酶
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pectase
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pectase
510 millions of speakers
hi

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pectase
380 millions of speakers
ar

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بكتاز
280 millions of speakers
ru

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pectase
278 millions of speakers
pt

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pectase
270 millions of speakers
bn

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pectase
260 millions of speakers
fr

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pectase
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pektase
190 millions of speakers
de

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Pektase
180 millions of speakers
ja

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pectase
130 millions of speakers
ko

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pectase
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Pectase
85 millions of speakers
vi

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pectase
80 millions of speakers
ta

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pectase
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पक्सेज
75 millions of speakers
tr

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pectase
70 millions of speakers
it

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pectase
65 millions of speakers
pl

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pectase
50 millions of speakers
uk

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pectase
40 millions of speakers
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pectase
30 millions of speakers
el

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pectase
15 millions of speakers
af

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pectase
14 millions of speakers
sv

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pectase
10 millions of speakers
no

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pectase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pectase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTASE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pectase

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECTASE»

Discover the use of pectase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pectase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Soluble Ferments and Fermentation
The retarding influence of acid is lessened by the presence of a larger proportion of calcium salts, or of pectase. This explains why the juices of cherries and raspberries coagulate pectine though they are fairly acid in reaction. The gelatini-  ...
2
Technical Bulletin
paper was readily hydrolyzed when it was the only carbohydrate available. In the discussion of enzymes involved in the changes of pectic substances the classification used by Atkins (6) and by Willaman {101) will be followed, i. e. : Pectase.
‎1933
3
Peach brown rot
In the discussion of enzymes involved in the changes of pectic substances the classification used by Atkins (6) and by Willaman (101) will be followed, i. e. : Pectase.— Coagulates soluble pectin to a gel in the presence of traces of salts.
John William Roberts, John Clymer Dunegan, 1932
4
Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology
About 50% of the methyl alcohol bound in the pectin is split off in 2 hrs., and about 90% in 5 weeks, by the action of the pectase in leaf tissue during autolysis of macerates of green tobacco leaves. In similar experiments by Kertesz (114), 33 % ...
F. F. Nord, 2009
5
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
tomato pectase solution for 30 minutes at pH 6.5. The temperature (ffi5) required for 50 per cent inactivation is about 12° higher than that required for citrus peel pectase (10). This agrees with the general observation that tomato pectase is ...
‎1947
6
Principles of Plant Physiology
There is evidence that at least three different enzymes are concerned in the breaking down of pectic substances. These are (1) pectosinase, which acts on pectose, breaking it up presumably into soluble pectin and cellulose, (2) pectase, which ...
Walter Stiles, 1994
7
Plant Pathology V1: The Diseased Plant
G'aumann and Bohni (1947a, b), studying the effect of nutrient solution on the production of pectinase and pectase by Botrytis cinerea, showed the former to be developed independent of the chemical composition of the medium, whereas the  ...
James G. Horsfall, 2012
8
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Included in *non-starch polysaccharides. pectin, amidated The low-methoxyl pectin formed when pectin is demethylated using ammonia (as opposed to use of *pectase), forming amides to replace the methoxyl groups. pectinase An enzyme  ...
David A. Bender, 2009
9
Industrial Exploitation of Microorganisms
Among the three enzymes viz., cellulase, polyphenol oxidase and pectase, polyphenol oxidase was much less, while the other two enzymes were produced relatively in high amount with less variation. These enzymes are involved in the ...
R. Saravanamuthu, 2010
10
Special Report
existed — pectase, which coagulated pectin, and pectinase, which destroyed the coagulum produced by pectase. The action of pectase on pectin solutions was further investigated by Goyaud (1902), with a view to ascertaining whether pectin  ...
Great Britain. Food Investigation Board, 1926
REFERENCE
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