β-1,3-Glucanase of Sea Urchin Eggs: Release from Particles at Fertilization
- 17 January 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 163 (3864), 294-296
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.163.3864.294
Abstract
β-1,3-Glucanase is a latent enzyme found in large and small particles in unfertilized eggs. At fertilization, the enzyme in the large particles is released into the surrounding perivitelline space. The enzyme may be involved in transformations of extracellular glycoproteins.Keywords
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