Recent advances in milk clotting enzymes

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-33

  Jacob, Mandy ^a   Jaros, Doris ^a   Rohm, Harald ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cheese; Chymosin; Coagulation; Rennet; Rennet substitute

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78751632114     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: 14710307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2010.00633.x     Document Type: Review

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