Ananain
Enzyme
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Ananain (EC 3.4.22.31, stem bromelain, fruit bromelain) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity for peptide bonds. Best reported small molecule substrate Bz-Phe-Val-Arg-NHMec
This enzyme is isolated from stem of pineapple plant, Ananas comosus.