papain (Crossword)

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  1. Enzyme
  2. Food additive
  3. Papaya enzyme
  4. Used as a meat tenderizer

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• Thiol protease from Carica papaya (pawpaw)
• A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya
• A cysteine endopeptidase, or a crude extract containing it
• Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease ({EC number|3
• A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the latex of papaya used by brewers to increase the stability of their beer
• A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America
• Enzyme present in the milky juice of the papaya that catalyzes the breakdown of proteins by hydrolysis (addition of a water molecule)

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