ficin

Unbeknownst to most of us today, some of the figs that we eat, such as the Calimyrna or the Smyrna, may contain wasp remains, although these insect husks are usually broken down by an enzyme called ficin.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Unbeknownst to most of us today, some of the figs that we eat, such as the Calimyrna or the Smyrna, may contain wasp remains, although these insect husks are usually broken down by an enzyme called ficin.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Unbeknownst to most of us today, some of the figs that we eat, such as the Calimyrna or the Smyrna, may contain wasp remains, although these insect husks are usually broken down by an enzyme called ficin.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

The walls of the fig fruit contain latex vessels that carry a protein-digesting enzyme, ficin, and tannin cells that contribute astringency.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

The walls of the fig fruit contain latex vessels that carry a protein-digesting enzyme, ficin, and tannin cells that contribute astringency.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

The latex of a number of species, including F. carica, shows anthelmintic properties associated with the presence of the proteolytic enzyme ficin.

Chapter 6 1994

The proteolytic enzyme ficin is found in the latex of several members of the genus, including F. carica, the common fig. This compound is more toxic when administered intravenously than when ingested, and the toxicity depends primarily on the amount given, rather than on the concentration of the dose.

Chapter 6 1994

The Manitoba-based researchers prepared different protein hydrolysates using different enzymes, including pepsin, ficin, trypsin, papain, thermolysin, pancreatin and Alcalase.

NutraIngredients RSS 2009

• Fortitude is chara&erifed bv the fhaft of a columti, and is cloathtd in a lion's ficin.

Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and of the Principle ... 1797