Inhibitory activity of papain on facultative pathogens--short communication.
Papain, a proteolytic enzyme obtained from papaya was found inhibitory on few facultative pathogens. While Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus albus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae were inhibited at concentration from 200 ppm on the cell density of Staphylococcus faecalis decreased only at higher concentration of papain (400-800 ppm).
Rajashekhara
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Department of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India.
Tippannavar
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Sreenivasa
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Sharma
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D004754:Enterobacter / Q000187:drug effects; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D010206:Papain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*
D010206:Papain