Table 3 |
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Comparison of EC50s of a range of plant extracts known to contain cysteine proteinase activity |
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Enzyme |
EC50(μM) |
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Milkweed latex extract |
3 |
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Ficin |
5 |
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Pineapple fruit extract |
5 |
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Chymopapain |
7.5 |
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Papain |
7.5 |
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Crude papaya latex |
12.5 |
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Stem bromelain |
75 |
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Ficus benjamina latex |
140 |
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Ficus carica latex |
150 |
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Kiwi fruit extract |
None |
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All values are in micromolar concentrations of enzyme activity, as determined by active site titration, that caused 50% reduction in motility after 90 minutes of incubation with H. bakeri |
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Behnke et al. Parasites & Vectors 2008 1:29 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-29 |
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