Abstract
Polygalacturonase (PG) is the first cell wall-degrading enzyme synthesized by phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. This enzyme is involved in basic and specific compatibility between microorganisms and higher plants. Polygalacturonases have several functions, such as during fruit ripening, pollen tube elongation, abscission process, and plant-pathogen interactions, which cause pathogenicity by fungal/bacterial attack. It has been significantly less explored in the field of plant defense elicitation. Therefore, the present chapter provides insights into protocols for the production, purification, and identification of PG from fungi.
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Chaudhary, K., Amin, D. (2022). Polygalacturonase. In: Amin, D., Amaresan, N., Ray, S. (eds) Biotic Elicitors. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2601-6_20
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