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Biological Activity: Feruloyl esterase is a subclass of carboxylesterases that hydrolyzes the ester linkages between hydroxycinnamic acids and arabinoxylan/pectin polysaccharides in plant cell walls. Feruloyl esterase can hydrolyze ethyl ferulate to release ferulic acid, disrupt plant cell wall structure, promote fiber swelling, and facilitate cellulase hydrolysis. Feruloyl esterase synergizes with xylanase by removing ferulic acid side chains, thereby promoting efficient hydrolysis of xylan into monomers. Feruloyl esterase acts as a virulence factor for Verticillium dahliae VdFAE and Magnaporthe oryzae Fae1, facilitating host infection and colonization. Feruloyl esterase promotes the degradation of cotton GhDFR through binding to its NADPH domain, thereby inhibiting flavonoid-mediated innate immunity and inducing cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana. Feruloyl esterase can be used in studies related to verticillium wilt and rice blast^[1][2][3][4].