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(EC 3.4.23.4) Protease from abomasum (fourth stomach) of calf that has properties similar to pepsin. Will cleave casein to paracasein and is used in cheesemaking.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
chymosin
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Chymosin — Chy|mo|sin 〈[çy ] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 Lab [Etym.: → Chymus] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
