Carica papaya is a perennial large herbaceous plant known for diverse biological activities.
Different parts of this plant such as seeds, leaves, fruits, peels, roots, and stems have been …

Cysteine proteinases are involved in virtually every aspect of plant physiology and
development. They play a role in development, senescence, programmed cell death …

Latex from Caricaceae contains proteolytic enzymes localized in the fruit, which are used
ethnopharmacologically to treat digestive disorders. Some of these proteins display …

Abstract Stem bromelain (EC 3.4. 22.32) is a major cysteine proteinase, isolated from
pineapple (Ananas comosus) stem. Its main medicinal use is recognized as digestive, in …

Papaya (Carica papaya linn) is well known for its exceptional nutritional and medicinal
properties throughout the world. From the times immemorial, the whole Papaya plant …

Proteinases play a fundamental metabolic role during the life cycle in the plant kingdom. By
interacting with endogenous or exogenous inhibitors, the proteolytic activity is modulated to …

The main function of proteases in any living organism is the cleavage of proteins resulting in
the degradation of damaged, misfolded and potentially harmful proteins and therefore …

Proteases or proteinases are enzymes that catalyze cleavage of proteins at peptide bonds
generating smaller peptides. Some of them are very specific in their choice of target site …

Carica candamarcensis is a species from the Caricaceae family whose immature fruit
contains latex with large amounts of cysteine proteinases. In prior studies, we isolated two of …

Background Cyclodextrins are suitable drug delivery systems because of their ability to
subtly modify the physical, chemical, and biological properties of guest molecules through …