Tags: Enzyme.
Ficain (EC 3.4.22.3 ficin debricin higueroxyl delabarre) is an enzyme that is derived from figs latex. It is of a family of proteases known as the cysteine endopeptidases a group that also includes papain derived from papaya latex bromelase (bromelain) extracted from pineapple stem calpain caspases cathespisin B and chymopapain.