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PAPAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does papain mean?
• PAPAIN (noun)
The noun PAPAIN has 1 sense:
1. a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
Familiarity information: PAPAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("papain" is a kind of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
Context examples
MoAb 96.5 Fab fragments are obtained through papain digestion in the presence of cysteine.
(Monoclonal Antibody 96.5 F(ab), NCI Thesaurus)
MoAb 8.2 Fab fragments are obtained through papain digestion in the presence of cysteine.
(Monoclonal Antibody 8.2 F(ab), NCI Thesaurus)
The Fab fragments are obtained through papain digestion in the presence of cysteine.
(Monoclonal Antibody 48.7 F(ab), NCI Thesaurus)
A protein product that results from the digestion of antibodies with papain and is comprised of the second and third constant regions of the antibody heavy chain.
(Immunoglobulin Fc, NCI Thesaurus)
Cystine is abundant in many proteins of skeletal tissues and skin, and found in insulin and digestive enzymes chromotrypsinogen A, papain, and trypsinogen.
(Cystine, NCI Thesaurus)
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