Ficin

Name:
Ficin
Detailed information:
A proteolytic enzyme hydrolyzing casein, collagen, edestin, fibrin, liver, and other protein like material.

Properties:

Buff to cream-colored powder; acrid odor. Very hygroscopic. Partially soluble in water; insoluble in organic solvents.

Source:

Fig latex or sap, commercially prepared by filtering and drying the latex.

Use:

Food industry, bating leather, tenderizing meat, shrink proofing wool, coagulation of milk, chill proofing beer, Rh-factor determination.