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Dictionary » R » Rennin Renninrennin (Science: enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme that isused to curdle milk to make cheese. Rennin is typically used in the form of rennet, a commercial preparation taken from the abomasum of young calves, but because the demand for rennin is so great, the cheese industry is increasingly turning to rennin-producing microbes such as mucor miehei and Mucor pusillus. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: AS OCR Biology Planning Exercise 2008... of calcium ions has on the rate of coagulation of milk' your planning must be based on the assumption that you are provided with the following: - rennin solution - milk - a solution of sodium citrate - 1.0 mol dm-3 calcium chloride solution - school or college laboratory resources what is the ...
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How is milk digested?... part of digestion of milk. Lactose is digested to glucose and galactose by lactase enzymes. Whereas the dissolved milk is first coagulated by rennin. The coagulated protein is known as caesinogen. Then, caesinogen is further digested to polypeptides by pepsin enzymes found in the gastric juice ...
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New-born mammals... in my mind. The product of milk digestion is lactose, which needs lactase but that's not the idea. Well, enzyme to deal with casein is chymosin/rennin. Sorry :oops:
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A Digestion QuestionMy Biology teacher had mentioned in class that rennin is not produced in adults.She also added that this was the reason why doctors ask patients to discontinue drinking milk after a certain age :?: .but ,she had said that in an offhand tone.Rennin ...
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