Protease from Calotropis gigantea Linn.

The isolation and characterization of new proteolytic enzymes have considerable significance in terms of pharmaceutical and therapeutical application. A proteolytic enzyme has been isolated from the latex of Calotropis gigantea (L.) and it was named Calotropain-G. Efforts were made to come out with a conclusion regarding its usefulness in the field of therapy so that the enzyme isolated would have an identity with its biochemical and therapeutical application.

Autorentext

Dr. Smriti Rekha Chanda Das, M.Pharm, Ph.D, is working as Assistant Professor and HoD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (GIPS), Guwahati, Assam, India. Emeritus Professor, Dr. Sadhan Kumar Dutta, M.Sc, PhD, FIC, is Former Professor of Pharmacy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.