Isolation of natural inhibitors of papain obtained from Carica papaya latex
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2004-12-01
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Monti, Rubens [UNESP]
Contiero, Jonas [UNESP]
Goulart, Antonio José [UNESP]
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Studies were carried out to natural papain inhibitor from papaya latex. Fresh latex from green fruits of Carica papaya was collected and immediately transported in ice bath to the lab, from which three fractions with inhibitor effect of esterase papain activity were isolated by latex dialysis, Sephadex G-25 gel filtration and ionic exchange chromatography in SP-Sephadex C-25. The isolated fractions, identified as inhibitors I and II, showed a negative reaction with ninhydrin; however, the fraction identified as P-III showed positive reaction with ninhydrin. Kinetics data showed non-competitive inhibition (inhibitor I) and uncompetitive (inhibitors II and P -III).
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Esterase activity, Natural papain inhibitor, Protease inhibitor
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 47, n. 5, p. 747-754, 2004.