Description: Papain, a cysteine protease of the peptidase C1 family, is utilized in the food, pharmaceutical, textile, and cosmetic industries. Target: Cysteine Protease, Others. References: Machado MN, et al. Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Therapy in Papain-Induced Experimental Pulmonary Emphysema. Front...

Proteolytic enzymes are widely used in cell isolation. With some tissues papain has proved less damaging and more effective than other proteases. Papain is a sulfhydryl protease from Carica papaya latex. Native crystalline papain is quite unreactive until acted upon by mild reducing agents such as cysteine or...