TLC of the hydrolysis products of digalacturonic acid (G2),
trigalacturonic acid (G3), and polygalacturonic acid (PG) with the
purified rPelA. The reaction mixtures contained 50 mM Tris⋅HCl (pH
8), 0.05 mM CaCl2, 5 units of enzymatic activity/ml, and
1 mg of the substrates/ml. Incubations were performed at 37°C for
12 h after the addition of rPelA or without enzyme.