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Meaning of "papain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAPAIN

From papaya.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAPAIN

papain  [pəˈpeɪɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAPAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Papain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAPAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Papain

Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease enzyme present in papaya and mountain papaya.

Definition of papain in the English dictionary

The definition of papain in the dictionary is a proteolytic enzyme occurring in the unripe fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya: used as a meat tenderizer and in medicine as an aid to protein digestion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAPAIN


acrolein
əˈkrəʊlɪɪn
brasilein
brəˈzɪlɪɪn
brazilein
brəˈzɪlɪɪn
casein
ˈkeɪsɪɪn
crocein
ˈkrəʊsɪɪn
fluorescein
ˌflʊəˈrɛsɪɪn
fluoresceine
ˌflʊəˈresɪɪn
gallein
ˈɡælɪɪn
lutein
ˈluːtɪɪn
nuclein
ˈnjuːklɪɪn
olein
ˈəʊlɪɪn
orcein
ˈɔːsɪɪn
ossein
ˈɒsɪɪn
paracasein
ˌpærəˈkeɪsɪɪn
pyin
ˈpaɪɪn
thyine
ˈθaɪɪn
tie-in
ˈtaɪɪn
triolein
traɪˈəʊlɪɪn
xanthein
ˈzænθɪɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAPAIN

papa
papable
papacies
papacy
Papadopoulos
papadum
papal
papal bull
papal cross
papal infallibility
papal nuncio
Papal States
papalism
papalist
papalize
papally
Papandreou
Papanicolaou smear
Papanicolaou test
papaprelatist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAPAIN

afterpain
back pain
calpain
castle in Spain
New Spain
pain
pellitory of Spain
period pain
Port of Spain
referred pain
Spain

Synonyms and antonyms of papain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «papain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAPAIN

Find out the translation of papain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of papain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «papain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木瓜蛋白酶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papaína
570 millions of speakers

English

papain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

papain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

папаин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papaína
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেঁপে হইতে প্রাপ্ত পরিপাককারক উত্সেচক বিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papaïne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Papain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Papain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パパイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파파인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

papain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போராட papain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोपईन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

papain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

papaina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

papaina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

папаин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

papaina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παπαΐνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papaïen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

papain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of papain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPAIN»

The term «papain» is regularly used and occupies the 88.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPAIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about papain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAPAIN»

Discover the use of papain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to papain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making and Using Antibodies: A Practical Handbook
9.7.1 PREPARATION OF FAB FROM RABBIT IcG BY PAPAIN DIGESTION This protocol uses immobilized papain, whose key advantage over nonimmobilized enzyme is that the cleaved IgG substrate can be completely removed from the ...
Gary C. Howard, Matthew R. Kaser, 2006
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Structure, Function, and Inhibition of the Papain-like ...
(87) 3.1 Introduction Papain-like proteases historically contain an active site defined by a catalytic dyad of cysteine and histidine residues, an asparagine residue that interacts with the histidine, and two tryptophan residues which close over ...
Kiira Ratia, 2008
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Spatial Motif Discovery in Papain-like Cysteine Protease Family
Spatial motifs, which are amino acid packing patterns, occur frequently within a set of proteins with some common specific functions and features.
Yetian Chen, 2008
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Food Enzymes: Structure and Mechanism
PAPAIN. Papain (EC 3.4.22.2) is a proteolytic enzyme found in the latex of the unripe papaya fruit of the Carica papaya tree. It belongs to a family of cysteine ( sulfhydryl) proteinases that also includes other plant enzymes — ficin (fig), actin- idin ...
Dominic W.S. Wong, 1995
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Ingredients in Meat Products: Properties, Functionality and ...
Papain has broad-spectrum enzyme activity over a wide pH and temperature range (Table 8.2), and it cleaves at basic amino acids or those having large hydrophobic side chains. Resulting peptides having terminal hydrophobic amino acids ...
Rodrigo Tarté, 2009
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Beating Drug Tests and Defending Positive Results: A ...
Papain is a cysteine with intrinsic ester hydrolysis capability. The presence of papain in urine cannot be detected by routine specimen integrity testing. Although papain has virtually no effect on determination of amphetamines, barbiturates, ...
Amitava Dasgupta, 2010
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Role of Proteases in the Pathophysiology of ...
Abel Lajtha, Naren L. Banik. PAPAIN-LIKE CYSTEINE PROTEASES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Dieter Bromme1 and Suzana Petanceska 1Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Genetics ...
Abel Lajtha, Naren L. Banik, 2001
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Hydrolysis: Peptide Bonds
Peptide Bonds Paul D. Boyer. Hydrolysis of Certain Peptides from a and j8 Chains of Human Hemoglobin by Papain"'6 521 TABLE IV (Continued) Peptide Peptide sequences Yield (%) H His-Val-Asp-Pro-Glu-Asn-Phe-Arg TABLE IV. Peptide ...
Paul D. Boyer, 1971
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Papaya the Medicine Tree
Can. Papain. be. used. for. Diet. Sins? Papaya can help to balance diet sins. After a meal that is hard to digest it is recommended you have papaya as a dessert or a cup of Papaya tea to help the digestion (or indigestion) that one feels long ...
Harald W. Tietze, 2003
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Asthma in the Workplace, Fourth Edition
SPECIFIC CAUSES OF ENZYME-INDUCED OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA Examples of Plant-Derived Enzymes Papain is the most widely used plant- derived enzyme in industry and research. Papain is a protease enzyme with a molecular ...
Jean-Luc Malo, Moira Chan-Yeung, David I. Bernstein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAPAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term papain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Healthy: Papaya healing and cleansing drink
Papaya contains papain which heals inflammation. This is fantastic as it has been proven that internal inflammations are one of the first causes ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Pocky's new chocolate banana, cookies and cream flavors
... less of: artificial flavors, banana powder, lecithin, salt, yeast, leavening (sodium bicarbonate), sodium hydroxide, beta-carotene color, papain. «Candy Industry, Jul 15»
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Benefits of Digestive Enzymes
Papain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from latex of the unripe fruit of Carica papaya (papaya). The latex derived from laticifers (the ... «Vancouver Health Coach, Jul 15»
4
Promoting Optimal Nutrition with Digestive Enzymes
Enzymes such as pancreatin, protease, amylase, lactase, cellulase, lipase, and papapya-derived papain help break down foods into their ... «ProHealth, Jul 15»
5
Amazing Benefits Of Papaya For Skin And Hair
Papaya has become known as a leading ingredient in skin whitening products because it contains papain, a natural enzyme that promotes skin ... «Odisha Samaya, Jul 15»
6
Medical Myths: Busted!
Pawpaw also contains other chemicals like papain and benzylglucosinolate, which are also thought to have some anthelmintic activity. In one ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
7
Product Spotlight: Purify Clay Mask
This mask is made of Montreal green clay, aloe vera, basil extract, papain, and Hawaiian white ginger. TO READ MORE, VISIT PLANET ... «FranchiseWorks.com, Jul 15»
8
How To Care For Your Skin During Pregnancy
Papaya contains a skin cleansing enzyme called papain that has skin-smoothening properties that eventually helps overcome blemishes. «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Lea Louise Now Offering Foot Treatment Package For Baby Soft Feet
... Aloe Vera Extract, Bamboo, Vinegar, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Fermented Extracts of Milk, Glycerol, Lactic Acid, Lavender Oil Essence, Malic Acid, Papain, ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Lea Louise Strengthens Its Line Of Personal Care Products Through …
The foot exfoliant is made from safe materials, including aloe vera extract, fermented extracts of milk, glycerol, lactic acid, lavender oil essence, papain, and ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Papain [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/papain>. Apr 2024 ».
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