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MeSH Heading: Bromelains
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.656.262.500.096; D08.811.277.656.300.200.096
Unique ID: D001963
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001963
Scope Note: Protein-digesting and milk-clotting enzymes found in PINEAPPLE fruit juice and stem tissue. Enzymes from the two sources are distinguished as fruit bromelain and stem bromelain. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 3.4.22.4.
Entry Term(s): Ananase; Bromelain; Bromelain-POS; Bromelin; Bromelins; Dayto Anase; Debrase; Dontisanin; Extranase; Mucozym; Proteozym; Traumanase
Related Numbers: EC 3.4.22.32; EC 3.4.22.33
Public MeSH Note: 67; was see under PEPTIDE PEPTIDOHYDROLASES 1963-66
History Note: 67(65); was see under ENDOPEPTIDASES 1963-66
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0002933
Related Numbers: EC 3.4.22.32; EC 3.4.22.33
Scope Note: Protein-digesting and milk-clotting enzymes found in PINEAPPLE fruit juice and stem tissue. Enzymes from the two sources are distinguished as fruit bromelain and stem bromelain. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 3.4.22.4.
Terms: Bromelains Preferred Term
Term UI T005581
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Bromelain
Term UI T005580
Date02/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Bromelin
Term UI T005582
Date07/28/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Bromelins
Term UI T005583
Date03/17/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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