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Enzymes 442<br />

NAME: Papain (papaya species)<br />

CATEGORY: Enzymes<br />

FOOD USE: Meat and other proteinaceous foods/ Meat and fish/ Eggs and egg products<br />

SYNONYMS: EC 3.4.22.2/ CAS 9001-73-4/ EINECS 232-627-2/ Vegetable pepsin/ Papayotin<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White to grey powder, slightly hygroscopic<br />

pH OPTIMUM: 5–7<br />

TEMPERATURE OPTIMUM °C: 65<br />

SIDE ACTIVITIES: Lysozyme, glucanase, glucosidase, cellulase<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Direct food additive, enzyme, processing aid, texturiser; meat tenderiser, tissue softening agent.<br />

Chillproofing, antihazing agent for beer. Preferential cleavage of arginine, lysine<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Meat and other proteinaceous foods. Meat and fish – tenderisation of meat as liquid, produce fish<br />

hydrolysates as liquid at 2% of protein, enhance fish stick-water effluent treatment as liquid at 0.2%.<br />

Removal of oil from tissues as liquid. Eggs and egg products – improve drying properties as<br />

liquid/powder<br />

SYNERGISTS: Reducing compounds<br />

ANTAGONISTS: Oxidising agents

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