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rennet

(Science: zoology) The inner lining of the fourth stomach of the calf of a ruminant (such as a cow). It is used to make cheese because it produces the enzyme rennin.


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The Fiber Disease

... Escherichia coli that produce human insulin have replaced animal-derived insulin for medical uses; also, genetically engineered bacteria produce rennet, which is used commonly by cheese processors in the USA and elsewhere. Bovine growth hormone produced by transgenic bacteria has been used to ...

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Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:55 pm
 
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