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papaya

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A tree-like plant native to the tropics of the Western hemisphere, the unripe fruit of which is “milked” for the enzymes papain and chymopapain, which have been prescribed for those with difficulties in digesting protein. Papain and chymopapain are used to lyse post-surgical blood clots and ruptured vertebral disks, and are used commercially as meat tenderisers.
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Studies on in-vitro antioxidant activities of Carica papaya aqueous leaf extract.
Evaluation of radical scavenging properties and the protective role of papaya fruits extracts against oxidative stress in rats fed aflatoxin-contaminated diet/Avaliacao das propriedades radicais de limpeza e o papel protetor de extratos de frutos de mamao contra o estresse oxidativo em ratos alimentados com dieta contaminada com aflatoxinas
Carica papaya however, reduced the level of parasitemia than Alstonia broonai.
Comparative antimalarial and toxicological effects of artemisinin with methanolic extract of Carica papaya leaves and bark of Alstonia broonai in animal models
Propagacion vegetativa in vitro del papayo (Carica papaya L.).
Propagacion in vitro de Carica papaya var. PTM-331 a partir de meristemos apicales
The papaya leaf extracts (Carica papaya) showed no microbicidal activity.
Comparative Efficacy of Various Antiviral Agents against Avian Influenza Virus (Type H7N3/Pakistan/2003)
Comparative efficacy of crude aqueous extract of Magnifera indica, Carica papaya and sulphadoxine pyrimethamine on mice infested with malaria parasite in vivo.
Antagonistic antimalarial properties of pawpaw leaf aqueous extract in combination with artesunic acid in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice
2008 Ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Carica papaya L in agro-based ecosystem of Goa, India.
Efecto de la biofertilizacion y los biorreguladores en la germinacion y el crecimiento de Carica papaya L
Spontaneous processing of peptides during coagulation of latex from Carica papaya. Plant Sci.
The gastric ulcer protective and healing role of cysteine proteinases from Carica candamarcensis
Due the increasing demand of alginate in the country, the research was planned to explore the potential of Carica papaya waste for the production of alginic acid using Azotobacter vinelandii.
Potential of Carica papaya Waste for the Production of Alginic Acid by Fermentation
(COELHO et al., 2011; BANDEIRA et al., 2016; SCHMILDT et al., 2017), Prunus persica (TOEBE et al., 2012), Litchi chinensis (ANDRADE and JASPER, 2012), Ananas comosus (KRAUSE et al., 2013), Bertholletia excelsa (BORGES et al., 2016), Carica papaya (FERREIRA, 2014; SILVA et al., 2017), Malus domestica (TOEBE et al., 2014a), Carya illinoinensis (CARGNELUTTI FILHO et al., 2015; POLETTO et al., 2018), and Spondias purpurea (SILVA et al., 2016).
Sample size for the evaluation of 'BH-65' papaya fruits under protected cultivation/Tamanho otimo de amostra para avaliacao de frutos de mamoeiro 'BH-65' em cultivo protegido
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) has great importance for fruticulture due to social and economic aspects, reaching global production of 12.5 million tons in 2013, and its main producers are India, Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria and Mexico.
Organic fertilization to attenuate water salinity effect on papaya growth/Adubacao organica como atenuante da salinidade da agua no crescimento do mamoeiro
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