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- noun biochemistry Any
enzyme that breaks down aglucan
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H1-responses to Asp f3 (a putative peroxismal membrane protein), Asp f9/16 (cell wall glucanase), Asp f11 (cyclophilin type peptidyl-prolyl isomerase) and Asp f22 (enolase).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Neelkamal Chaudhary et al. 2010
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H1-responses to Asp f3 (a putative peroxismal membrane protein), Asp f9/16 (cell wall glucanase), Asp f11 (cyclophilin type peptidyl-prolyl isomerase) and Asp f22 (enolase).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Neelkamal Chaudhary et al. 2010
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Whether the pathogen itself triggers the chitinase and glucanase activities or the PAMPs switch on the host defense is still debatable.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Conversely, in the case of compatible reactions between susceptible hosts and pathogens, β, 1-3 glucanase-induced callose degradation facilitates the absorption of nutrients by haustoria and promotes growth and sporulation
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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