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Rennin

rennin

(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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Re: 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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by mariam123
Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:08 pm
 
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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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by wheel
Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:20 pm
 
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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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by Dr.Stein
Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:28 am
 
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A Digestion Question

i was told that the protease is reNNin and the other one is reNin. :?

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by surya
Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:21 am
 
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A Digestion Question

My 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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by surya
Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:48 am
 
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