tannase

tannase
Tannin acylhydrolase, an enzyme produced in cultures of Penicillium glaucum and found in certain tannin-forming plants; it hydrolyzes digallate to gallate, and also acts on ester links in other tannins.

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tan·nase (tanґās) an esterase found in various tannin-bearing plants and produced in cultures by various fungi and some strains of bacteria; it catalyzes the hydrolysis of various ester linkages in gallic acid components of tannins.

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