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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Papaya.jpg | right| thumb| ''Carica papaya'']]
[[Image:Papaya.jpg | right| thumb| ''Carica papaya'']]
<scene name='Sandbox_37/Main_scene/1'>Papain</scene>  
<scene name='Sandbox_37/Main_scene/1'>Papain</scene> is a cysteine protease that is stable and active under a wide range of conditions. The enzyme present in the leaves, latex, roots, and fruit of the papaya plant(''Carica papaya'').


==Structure==
==Structure==

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Papain

Introduction

File:Papaya.jpg
Carica papaya

Papain is a cysteine protease that is stable and active under a wide range of conditions. The enzyme present in the leaves, latex, roots, and fruit of the papaya plant(Carica papaya).

Structure

Papain (9PAP)

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secondary structure

hydrophobic residues

polar residues

ligands

van der Waals interactions

hydrogen bonds

disulfide bonds

Mechanism

File:Papain mechanism.jpg
Mechanism of papain catalysis

active site

Function

Inhibition

inhibitor

van der Waals

hydrogen bonds

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

References