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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

PAPAIN
INS: 1101ii
Chemical names: 1. PAPAIN (PAPAYA PEPTIDASE I, CYSTEIN PROTEINASE, EC 3.4.22.2; 2. CHYMOPAPAIN (CYSTEIN PROTEINASE, EC 3.4.22.6)
Functional class: PLANT-DERIVED ENZYME PREPARATION (CHILLPROOFING OF BEER, TENDERIZER OF MEAT AND OTHER APPLICATIONS)
Latest evaluation: 1971
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Comments: Use limited by good manufacturing practice
Report: NMRS 50/TRS 488-JECFA 15/11
Specifications: FAS 2/NMRS 50B-JECFA 15/15; COMPENDIUM/1033
Tox monograph: NOT PREPARED
 
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