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  • noun biochemistry Any enzyme that breaks down a glucan

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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