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casein (kā`sēn), well-defined group of proteins found in milk, constituting about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk, but only 40% in human milk. Casein is a remarkably efficient nutrient, supplying not only essential amino acids, but also some carbohydrates and the inorganic elements calcium and phosphorus. The calcium caseinates form an insoluble white curd when acidified by hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, or when milk is soured by bacterial contaminants. Acid casein is used widely in cheese, adhesives, water paints, for coating paper, and in printing textiles and wallpaper. In neutral solutions the enzyme rennin converts one of the caseins to an insoluble curd; most of the protein in cheese is rennet rennet, substance containing rennin, an enzyme having the property of clotting, or curdling, milk. It is used in the making of cheese and junket. Rennet is obtained from the stomachs of young mammals living on milk, especially from the inner lining of the fourth, or ..... Click the link for more information. casein curd. When treated with formaldehyde the curd forms casein plastic, used for manufacturing imitation tortoiseshell, jade, and lapis lazuli. casein a phosphoprotein, precipitated from milk by the action of rennin, forming the basis of cheese: used in the manufacture of plastics and adhesives casein [′ka‚sēn] (organic chemistry) The protein of milk; a white solid soluble in acids. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Regardless of the extent of freezing and the amount of storage time, the soft cheeses exhibited eight distinctive bands of alpha-s2-, beta- and gamma 1-caseins, beta-lactoglobulin and some polypeptides degraded from caseins. ``Patients with autism might also have digestive problems that cause a marked sensitivity to certain foods, but I have not seen any evidence that there is a connection between glutens and caseins and autism symptoms. He usually starts by taking children off foods with glutens - wheat-based foods - and caseins - dairy products. |
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