Characterisation of general proteolytic, milk clotting and antifungal activity of <i>Ficus carica</i> latex during fruit ripening

Abstract

Ficin forms with different casein specificities are present in different proportions during fruit ripening, which is of importance for applications in the dairy industry. The protection mechanism against insects and fungi, which relies on chitinolytic activity, is the most important in the early phases of flowering and is replaced with other strategies over time.