rennin
Cheese-making enzyme
Rennin is an enzyme found in the stomach lining of young mammals, especially calves.
It curdles milk by coagulating the protein casein, allowing the infant to digest its mother's milk more slowly.
Extracted rennin (also called chymosin) is used in cheesemaking to separate curds from whey.
Most commercial cheese now uses microbial or genetically engineered substitutes.
Ruminant's acid-secreting stomach
- gastricOf the stomach
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- stomach liningInner protective gastric surface
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
casein · curds · pH · gastric juice · neonatal · amino acids · absorption · gut
Coagulated milk solids
- wheyLiquid from curdled dairy
- caseinDairy phosphoprotein for industry
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- curdlingSeparating into lumps
starter culture · cheese press · cheesecloth · brine · aging · artisanal · cheddar · gouda
Young calf meat
- abomasumRuminant's acid-secreting stomach
- bovineOf the cattle family
- slaughterhouseAnimal killing facility
Protein-cleaving enzyme
- zymogenInactive enzyme precursor
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
proteolysis · denaturation · kinetics · inhibitor · activation energy · biochemistry · biocatalyst · peptide bond
Treating raw dairy industrially
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- cheese productionManufacturing curdled milk products
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- milk proteinAmino acids from dairy
abomasum
Ruminant's acid-secreting stomach
- gastricOf the stomach
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- stomach liningInner protective gastric surface
suckling · casein · curds · pH · gastric juice · neonatal · amino acids · absorption · gut · mammalian
curds
Coagulated milk solids
- wheyLiquid from curdled dairy
- caseinDairy phosphoprotein for industry
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
curdling · starter culture · cheese press · cheesecloth · brine · aging · artisanal · cheddar · gouda · feta
veal
Young calf meat
- abomasumRuminant's acid-secreting stomach
- bovineOf the cattle family
- slaughterhouseAnimal killing facility
protease
Protein-cleaving enzyme
- zymogenInactive enzyme precursor
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
hydrolysis · proteolysis · denaturation · kinetics · inhibitor · activation energy · biochemistry · biocatalyst · peptide bond
milk processing
Treating raw dairy industrially
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- cheese productionManufacturing curdled milk products
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications