Papain

"Papain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D010206
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.656.262.500.585 D08.811.277.656.300.200.585
Concept/Terms	Papain Papain Tromasin Tromasin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Peptide Hydrolases [D08.811.277.656]
Cysteine Proteases [D08.811.277.656.262]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.262.500]
Papain [D08.811.277.656.262.500.585]
Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300.200]
Papain [D08.811.277.656.300.200.585]

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