THE IN VIVO PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF PAPAIN AS DEMONSTRATED BY NITROGEN BALANCE STUDIES IN DOGS

Proteolytic enzymes in baby pig nutrition

“…Wyzan et al (1951) fed unheated soybean oil meal as a source of protein to adult dogs and added to the ration papain at the rate of one percent of the protein. The addi tion of papain to the ration improved protein digestibility from 54*7 percent in the ration containing inactivated papain to 63.1 percent in the ration containing active papain.…”