Papain

Format

suspension

Storage

2-8°C

Concentration

10-100 mg/mL

Application

Papain has been used in the digestion of various brain cells. Use Papain for the complete proteolytic cleavage of proteins, limited hydrolysis of native immunoglobulins, and tissue dissociation (together with collagenase, esterase, and trypsin). The enzyme solubilizes integral membrane proteins and produces glycopeptides from purified proteoglycans. The addition of cysteine (approximately 0.5% [w/v]) is essential for enzyme activity.

Description

Papain is a cysteine protease in the papain family. It's a single chain protein. The molecular weight of papain is 23 kDa. Papain consists of two domains and a gap between them, which consists of the active site.