Description
Papain papaya latex has antifungal activity against C. albicans. It is a cysteine protease that cleaves peptide bonds of basic amino acids, leucine, or glycine.
Abbr
Papain, Native (Papaya latex)
Alias
papain; velardon; papaine
Applications
Used to produce Fab fragments of antibodies. Also used for cell dissociation since it has been shown to be more effective and less damaging with certain tissues. Papain from papaya latex, has been used to digest carotid artery smooth muscle cells. Papain is used in dissecting solutions. It is used to produce Fab fragments of antibodies. It is used for cell dissociation since it has been shown to be more effective and less damaging with certain tissues.
Form
lyophilized powder or buffered aqueous suspension, 2× Crystallized
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.4.22.2
Activity
0.5-2.0 units/mg solid; 1.5-10 units/mg solid; > 10 units/mg protein; 16-40 units/mg protein
Synonyms
papayotin; summetrin; velardon; papaine; Papaya peptidase I; papain; EC 3.4.22.2; 9001-73-4
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