chymopapain
Sign in to saveChymopapain (, chymopapain A, chymopapain B, chymopapain S, brand name Chymodiactin) is a proteolytic enzyme isolated from the latex of papaya (Carica papaya). It is a cysteine protease which belongs to the papain-like protease (PLCP) group. Because of its proteolytic activity, it is the main molecule in the process of chemonucleolysis, used in some procedures like the treatment of herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine by a nonsurgical method.
Protein · UniProt
Chymopapain
- Organism
- Carica papaya (Papaya)
- Length
- 352 aa
- Molecular mass
- 39,415 Da
- Evidence
- 1: Evidence at protein level
Cysteine proteinase with a high level of diversity in substrate specificity
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- Chymopapain
- EC enzyme number
- 3.4.22.6
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- Structure
- Primary structure
- Secondary and tertiary structures
- Quaternary structure
- Function
- Synthesis
- Medical applications
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Chymopapain (, chymopapain A, chymopapain B, chymopapain S, brand name Chymodiactin) is a proteolytic enzyme isolated from the latex of papaya (Carica papaya). It is a cysteine protease which belongs to the papain-like protease (PLCP) group. Because of its proteolytic activity, it is the main molecule in the process of chemonucleolysis, used in some procedures like the treatment of herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine by a nonsurgical method.
== Structure ==