A substance in papain extracts causes agglutination of Dantu-positive red cells: another pitfall for the unwary.
1985
M Plantos, and
A Chung, and
B P Moore
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010206
Papain
A proteolytic enzyme obtained from Carica papaya. It is also the name used for a purified mixture of papain and CHYMOPAPAIN that is used as a topical enzymatic debriding agent. EC 3.4.22.2.
Tromasin
D001788
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Testing erythrocytes to determine presence or absence of blood-group antigens, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of antibodies to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to transfusion.