Papain

Scheme

USAN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009001-73-4

Therapeutic Category

Proteolytic enzyme

Chemical Name

A purified proteolytic substance derived from Carica papayaLinné

Foreign Name

• Papain (German)

Generic Names

• Papainase (IS)
• Papain (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Carident (Papain and Framycetine)
  Jelfa, Poland



• Digestionatur
  Sherfarma, Peru



• Eurolase
  Europharm, Hong Kong



• Panafil
  Rystan, United States



• Papain Marching
  Marching Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong



• Papenzima
  Pfizer, Chile

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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