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papain

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papain: see papaya papaya (pəpī`ə), soft-stemmed tree (Carica papaya
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papain [pə′pī·ən]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme preparation obtained from the juice of the fruit and leaves of the papaya (Carica papaya); contains proteolytic enzymes.


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This side chain also interacts with nucleophiles to form adducts: the presumed cathepsin inhibitory activity is thought to reside in the active cysteine of cathepsin B, H, and L and of papain (Sudaranam et al.
Gladase uses papain, a proteolytic enzyme derived from papayas, and urea, a denaturant of proteins, to remove necrotic tissue and liquefy slough in acute wounds, chronic wounds, infected wounds, carbuncles, and burns.
 
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