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Papain vs Protease - What's the difference?

papain | protease |

In enzyme terms the difference between papain and protease

is that papain is a proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat while protease is an enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.

papain

English

(wikipedia papain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.

    • protease

    English

    (wikipedia protease)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.

    • References

    * (wikipedia "protease")

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