PAPAIN
\pˈape͡ɪn], \pˈapeɪn], \p_ˈa_p_eɪ_n]\
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A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
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A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
By Noah Webster.
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A proteolytic enzyme obtained from Carica papaya. It is also the name used for a purified mixture of papain and CHYMOPAPAIN that is used as a topical enzymatic debriding agent. EC 3.4.22.2.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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