chymopapain /chy·mo·pa·pain/ (ki″mo-pah-pān´) a cysteine endopeptidase from the tropical tree Carica papaya; it catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins and polypeptides with a specificity similar to that of papain and is used in chemonucleolysis.
Chymopapain
chymopapain
chy·mo·pa·pa·in (k  m -p -p   n, -pn)n. A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the fruit of a tropical tree resembling papain; it is used in the treatment of herniated intervertebral disks. |
Chymopapain
An enzyme from the milky white fluid of the papaya, used for medical purposes in chemonucleolysis.
Mentioned in: Chemonucleolysis
chymopapain
[kī′mōpəpā′ēn]
Etymology: Gk, chymos + Sp, papaya
a proteolytic enzyme isolated from the fruit of Carica papaya and related to papain. It is used in the treatment of prolapsed intervertebral or herniated disks.
chymopapain
a proteolytic enzyme (a sulfhydryl proteinase) from the tropical tree Carica papaya, used in chemonucleolysis.
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