Still others swear by meat tenderizer, which contains an enzyme derived from papaya called papain that is said to break down proteins in the toxin.

These enzymes, derived from bacteria and fungi, catalyze directionally sensitive DNA exchange reactions between short (30-40 nucleotides) target site sequences that are specific to each recombinase.

The FDA concluded that the enzymes derived from the B. subtilis strain were in common use in food prior to January 1, 1958.

This enzyme, derived from the house dust mite, is a major component of the allergic immune response.

Specific examples include shoes made of pigskin, porcine heart valves and contact lens cleaning solutions containing enzymes derived from porcine pancreas.

There is some disagreement about food additives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) that may use enzymes derived from pig fat in the production process.

The drug, chymopapain, is an enzyme derived from the papaya plant.

Two scientists in Cambridge, England, have patented a pair of enzymes derived from pineapples that could prove useful in treating people with serious burns.

The formula uses citric acid and an enzyme derived from papaya fruit.

Haemocoagulase enzyme derived from the venom is used as antihemorrhagic drug.