Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of deesterify
Pectin is secreted in highly methyl-esterified form and subsequently deesterified by pectin methylesterases (PMEs; EC 3.1.1.11).
2016 March 4, “Are PECTIN ESTERASE INHIBITOR Genes Involved in Mediating Resistance to Rhynchosporium commune in Barley?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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