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Old 03-04-2008, 02:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Babaco

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Originally Posted by Lagniappe View Post
Does the Babaco produce papain ?
Papain is a protease in the juice of unripe papaya that is used especially as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine (as in the topical debridement of necrotic tissue). -- from Webster's online dictionary.

I don't know if Babaco produces this protein. Note that common papaya is in the Genus Carissa, while Babaco is in the Genus Vasconcellea.
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