What is Pectinase?
A '''pectinase''' is one of a class of [[enzyme]]s which are able to split [[pectin]]. Pectin is a [[polysaccharide]] in the primary [[cell wall]]s of terrestrial [[plants]]. Pectinases occur normally in [[flowering plant]]s. Pectinases are used commercially to isolate the [[protoplast]]s that occur in [[plant]]s. They are also used in the production of [[fruit juice]], for plant-based [[food coloring|coloring agent]]s, and in the production of [[wine]]. {{-}} {{chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Enzymes]]