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Functional characterization of recombinant bromelain of Ananas comosus expressed in a prokaryotic system.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Feb 2014
George Susan, Bhasker Salini, Madhav Harish, Nair Archana, Chinnamma Mohankumar
Abstract excerpt
Bromelain (BRM) is a defense protein present in the fruit and stem of pineapple (Ananas comosus) and it is grouped as a cysteine protease enzyme with diversified medicinal uses. Based on its therapeutic applications, bromelain has got sufficient attention in pharmaceutical industries. In the present study, the full coding gene of bromelain in pineapple stem (1,093 bp) was amplified by RT-PCR. The PCR product was...
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