papain
Sign in to savePapain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease () enzyme present in papaya (Carica papaya) and mountain papaya (Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis). It is the namesake member of the papain-like protease family.
Key facts
- Protein family.Symbol
- Peptidase_C1
- Protein family.Name
- Papain family cysteine protease
- Protein family.image
- Papain_cartoon.png
- Protein family.caption
- Papain from Carica papaya
- Protein family.Pfam
- PF00112
- Protein family.InterPro
- IPR000668
- Protein family.Prosite
- PDOC00126
- Protein family.SCOP
- 1aec
- Enzyme.Name
- papain
- Enzyme.EC_number
- 3.4.22.2
- Enzyme.CAS_number
- 9001-73-4
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Papain family
- Structure
- Function
- Uses
- Immunoglobulins
- Production
- US restriction on marketing
- Unapproved topical papain products
- Human cysteine proteases from papain family
- See also
- References
- External links
Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease () enzyme present in papaya (Carica papaya) and mountain papaya (Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis). It is the namesake member of the papain-like protease family.
It has wide ranging commercial applications in the leather, cosmetic, textiles, detergents, food and pharmaceutical industries. In the food industry, papain is used as an active ingredient in many commercial meat tenderizers.