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Pepsin vs Papain - What's the difference?

pepsin | papain |

In enzyme terms the difference between pepsin and papain

is that pepsin is a digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids while papain is a proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.

pepsin

English

(wikipedia pepsin)

Noun

  • (enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

    • papain

    English

    (wikipedia papain)

    Noun

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