Macerated-Pineapple Core Crude Extract-derived Bromelain Has Low Cytotoxic Effect in NIH-3T3 Fibroblast
BACKGROUND: Bromelain is a sulfhydryl proteolytic enzyme that can hydrolyze protein, protease or peptide. Bromelain can be found in pineapple stem, fruit and core. Bromelain is composed of 212 amino acid residues with cysteine-25 forming a polypeptide chain that can hydrolyze peptide bonds by H2O. I...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Secretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical Journal
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Indonesian Biomedical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/75 |