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Stem bromelain—A new protease preparation from pineapple plants

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The proteolytic enzymes in this plant product, not yet in commercial production, may find application, as do similar agents from other sources, in the bating of hides, tenderizing of meat, chill-proofing of beer and other directions suggested in this article.

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  1. R. M. Heinicke

    Present address: Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Pineapple Research Institute of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

    R. M. Heinicke & W. A. Gortner

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Published with the approval of the Director as Technical Paper 243 of the Pineapple Research Institute of Hawaii.

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Heinicke, R.M., Gortner, W.A. Stem bromelain—A new protease preparation from pineapple plants . Econ Bot 11, 225–234 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860437

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