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Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of cysteine proteinases

From: Significance of Cuscutain, a cysteine protease from Cuscuta reflexa, in host-parasite interactions

 

Cuscutain

Cruzipain

Papain

temperature Optimum [°C]

40

37

25

pH

7,5

8,0

6,5

Km [mM]

0,4

0,003

0,4

  1. Biochemical characteristics of cuscutain, cruzipain [49] and papain [50, 51].