title: A note on the pectinolytic enzyme of Streptococcus bovis.
abstract: A pectinolytic strain of Streptococcus bovis isolated from the bovine rumen produced an endopolygalacturonate lyase (EC 4.2.2.2). The principal decomposition products of pectin were unsaturated methyl tetra- and tri-galacturonates.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D010368:Pectins; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010368:Pectins; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases; C023911:pectate lyase