papain

/puh-pey-in, -pahy-in/US // pəˈpeɪ ɪn, -ˈpaɪ ɪn //UK // (pəˈpeɪɪn, -ˈpaɪɪn) //

木瓜蛋白酶,木瓜碱,木瓜蛋白肽,木瓜素

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- : Pharmacology. a commercial preparation of this used as a meat tenderizer and in medicine as a digestant.

Several writers claim good results with glycerole of papain, pricking it in in the same manner as in tattooing.
Various chemists have attempted to find papain present and to determine the digestive power of the tablets, but without success.
Its selling point, in the past at least, has been the alleged presence of papain.