• British Pharmacopoeia Volume IV
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Bromelains
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Bromelains (37189-34-7) A concentrate of proteolytic enzymes derived from Ananas comosus Merr.

A dull yellow powder.

Complies with the following test.

Activity 1  g liberates about 1.2  g of amino nitrogen from a standard gelatin solution in 20 minutes at 45° and pH 4.5.