pectolytic
/ˌpɛktəˈlɪtɪk/Biology and Biochemistry
adjective
Designating or involving degradation of pectins; able to degrade pectins; (of an enzyme) acting as a pectinase.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in American Journal of Botany. From pect- + -o- + -lytic.
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