"Chymopapain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A cysteine endopeptidase isolated from papaya latex. Preferential cleavage at glutamic and aspartic acid residues. EC 3.4.22.6.
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D002917
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.262.500.160 D08.811.277.656.300.200.160
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chymopapain" by people in Profiles.
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Chemonucleation and changes observed on lumbar MR scan: preliminary report. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1987 Jan-Feb; 8(1):1-4.
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Decreased incidence and mortality of anaphylaxis to chymopapain. Anesth Analg. 1985 Dec; 64(12):1197-201.
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Recognition of lumbar disc disease with magnetic resonance imaging. Comput Radiol. 1985 Jul-Aug; 9(4):213-22.
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Chymodiactin in patients with herniated lumbar intervertebral disc(s). An open-label, multicenter study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1985 Apr; 10(3):242-9.
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Safety and efficacy of chymopapain (Chymodiactin) in herniated nucleus pulposus with sciatica. Results of a randomized, double-blind study. JAMA. 1983 May 13; 249(18):2489-94.