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

Table 5

Results of the glove treatment experiments carried out with crude 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	3360	4255	2220
Glove sample treated with crude papain	2840	3745	1895
Glove sample treated with crude bromelain	2640	3865	1805
Glove sample treated with distilled water (control)	3200	4140	2195
Percentage reduction of extractable proteins (EP)
Papain treated (%)	11	10	14	12 (±1)
Bromelain treated (%)	18	7	18	14 (±4)