Table 1 Papain enzyme specifications and conditions.

From: Sustainable reactive dyeing of polyester/cotton blend fabric via papain enzyme surface modification

Enzyme

Source

Form

Manufacturer

Activity

pH

Time (min)

Temperature (ºc)

Papain

Carica Papaya

Liquid

Fluka (EC 3.4.22.2)

u/mg***

7.5

50

30

  1. U*** is the amount of enzyme that releases 1 µmol of titratable butyric acid per minute.