Meaning of CHYMOSIN
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| | Definition: | | [n] an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate |
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| | Synonyms: | | rennin |
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| | See Also: | | coagulase, enzyme, gastric juice, rennet | |
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| | Definition: | | A proteolytic enzyme that is used 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 Mucor miehei and Mucor pusillus. |
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