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Literature summary for 3.4.22.2 extracted from

  • Konno, K.; Hirayama, C.; Nakamura, M.; Tateishi, K.; Tamura, Y.; Hattori, M.; Kohno, K.
    Papain protects papaya tress from herbivorous insects: role of cysteine proteases in latex (2004), Plant J., 37, 370-374.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
E64 strong irreversible inhibition in vivo Carica papaya

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
extracellular latex Carica papaya
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
additional information Carica papaya papain protects papaya trees from herbivorous insects, e.g. lepidoteran larvae of Samia ricini or polyphagous pests Mamestra brassicae and Spodoptera litura, the enzyme is toxic for the insect larvae, overview ?
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Carica papaya
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
latex in leaves Carica papaya
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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toxic effects on insect larvae by latex enzyme and protease activity in papaya leaves, overview Carica papaya

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information papain protects papaya trees from herbivorous insects, e.g. lepidoteran larvae of Samia ricini or polyphagous pests Mamestra brassicae and Spodoptera litura, the enzyme is toxic for the insect larvae, overview Carica papaya ?
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Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25
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assay at Carica papaya

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7
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assay at Carica papaya