Antioxidant and gelatinolytic activities of papain from papaya latex and bromelain from pineapple fruits

• Main Authors: Manosroi,A., Chankhampan,C., Pattamapun,K., Manosroi,W., Manosroi,J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Chiang Mai University 2015
• Subjects: Physics and Astronomy (all); Chemistry (all); Materials Science (all); Mathematics (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84905756779&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/37997
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Papain and bromelain, the protease enzymes from papaya (Carica papaya) latex and pineapple (Ananas comosus) fruits were extracted and purified by the simple precipitation method, with the percentage yields of 16.76 and 0.97%w/w and the molecular weight of 23 and 25 kDa as same as their standards, re...