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Science 17 January 1969:
Vol. 163. no. 3864, pp. 294 - 296
DOI: 10.1126/science.163.3864.294
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beta-1,3-Glucanase of Sea Urchin Eggs: Release from Particles at Fertilization

David Epel 1, Anthony M. Weaver 1, Andrew V. Muchmore 2, and Robert T. Schimke 2

1 Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California 93950
2 Departments of Pharmacology and Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

beta-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.


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