Purification of papain from fresh latex of Carica papaya
In the present study we wish to report a method of crystallizing papain from fresh papaya latex which gave higher yields than previously reported. This method does not involve the use of sulphydryl reagents. The papain thus obtained is practically pure and shows a single band when submitted to elect...
Main Authors: | Rubens Monti, Carmelita A. Basilio, Henrique C. Trevisan, Jonas Contiero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2000-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132000000500009 |
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