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  • Kaul, P.; Sathish, H.A.; Prakash, V.
    Effect of metal ions on structure and activity of papain from Carica papaya (2002), Nahrung, 46, 2-6.
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Application

EC Number Application Comment Organism
3.4.22.2 nutrition used extensively in food processing especially in tenderization of meat Carica papaya

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
3.4.22.2 Ca2+ 1 mM, enzymatic activity increases to a maximum of 18% Carica papaya
3.4.22.2 Mg2+ 1 mM, enzymatic activity increases to a maximum of 24% Carica papaya

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
3.4.22.2 Carica papaya
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Temperature Stability [°C]

EC Number Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
3.4.22.2 additional information
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thermal denaturation studies show that the binding of Ca2+ and Mg2+ brings about change in the thermal stability of papain at various concentrations of these metal ions. No significant change in the alpha-helix and beta-sheet structure of the papain upon binding of these metal ions Carica papaya