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76218

Sigma-Aldrich

Papain from Carica papaya

powder, almost white, ~12 U/mg

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12352204
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42030311
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form

powder

specific activity

~12 U/mg

mol wt

Mr ~23000

color

almost white

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Papain is used as a meat tenderizer. It′s also used to break up tissue in the preparation of primary cell cultures.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Papain is a cysteine protease that cleaves peptide bonds and is known to cleave the Fc portion of antibodies.

Other Notes

1 U corresponds to the amount of enzyme which hydrolyzes 1 μmol N-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (BAEE, Cat. No. 12880) per minute at pH 6.2 and 25°C

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Q-G Li et al.
Heredity, 110(3), 259-266 (2012-12-06)
P34, a storage protein and major soybean allergen, has undergone a functional transition from a cysteine peptidase to a syringolide receptor. An exploration of the evolutionary mechanism of this functional transition is made. To identify homologous genes of P34, syntenic
Fernanda Brandão Mollica et al.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB, 20(4), 449-454 (2012-10-04)
There are several methods for identifying carious dentinal tissue aiming to avoid removal of healthy dentinal tissue. The purpose of this study was to test different methods for the detection of carious dentinal tissue regarding the amount of carious tissue
Yasuko Ito-Inaba et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 76(10), 1990-1992 (2012-10-11)
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus renifolius) spadices contain abundant transcripts for cysteine protease (CP). From thermogenic spadices, we isolated SrCPA, a highly expressed CP gene that encoded a papain-type CP. SrCPA is structurally similar to other plant CPs, including the senescence-associated CPs
Yonghua Bi et al.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 23(11), 1529-1536 (2012-10-30)
The objective of this study was to determine the possibility of creating a novel animal model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in rabbits by the periarterial application of papain. Twelve New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into two groups: (1)
Sumana Roy et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 68(Pt 12), 1591-1603 (2012-11-16)
Papain is the archetype of a broad class of cysteine proteases (clan C1A) that contain a pro-peptide in the zymogen form which is required for correct folding and spatio-temporal regulation of proteolytic activity in the initial stages after expression. This

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