Development of an Economical Method to Reduce the Extractable Latex Protein Levels in Finished Dipped Rubber Products

Table 4

Results of the glove treatment experiments carried out with partially purified papain and bromelain enzymes.

Sample	Concentration of extractable proteins
	Trial 1; (µg g^−1)	Trial 2; (µg g^−1)	Trial 3; (µg g^−1)	Average; (±SEM)
Untreated glove sample	655	480	1620
Glove sample treated with partially purified papain	312	186	1037
Glove sample treated with partially purified bromelain	282	205	1240
Glove sample treated with distilled water (control)	788	628	1820
Percentage reduction of extractable proteins (EP)
Papain treated (%)	60	70	43	58 (±8)
Bromelain treated (%)	64	67	32	54 (±11)