Global InformationPectinesterase information
| pectinesterase | |||||||||
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 Pectin methylesterase from Dickeya dadantii in complex with hexasaccharide. PDB 2ntb [1] | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.1.1.11 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9025-98-3 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Pectinesterase (EC 3.1.1.11; systematic name pectin pectylhydrolase) is a ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate plant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown. It catalyzes the following reaction:
- pectin + n H2O = n methanol + pectate
It is found in all higher plants as well as in some bacteria and fungi. Pectinesterase functions primarily by altering the localised pH of the cell wall resulting in alterations in cell wall integrity.
Pectinesterase catalyses the de-esterification of pectin into pectate and methanol. Pectin is one of the main components of the plant cell wall. In plants, pectinesterase plays an important role in cell wall metabolism during fruit ripening. In plant bacterial pathogens such as Erwinia carotovora and in fungal pathogens such as Aspergillus niger, pectinesterase is involved in maceration and soft-rotting of plant tissue. Plant pectinesterases are regulated by pectinesterase inhibitors, which are ineffective against microbial enzymes.[2]
- ^ Fries, M.; Ihrig, J.; Brocklehurst, K.; Shevchik, V. E.; Pickersgill, R. W. (2007). "Molecular basis of the activity of the phytopathogen pectin methylesterase". The EMBO Journal. 26 (17): 3879–3887. doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7601816. PMC 2000356. PMID 17717531.
- ^ Giovane A, Tsernoglou D, Camardella L, Di Matteo A, Raiola A, Bonivento D, De Lorenzo G, Cervone F, Bellincampi D (2005). "Structural basis for the interaction between pectin methylesterase and a specific inhibitor protein". Plant Cell. 17 (3): 849–858. doi:10.1105/tpc.104.028886. PMC 1069703. PMID 15722470.