Characteristics of rennet and other enzymes from small ruminants used in cheese production

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 188-195

  Moschopoulou, Ekaterini ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chymosin; Kid rennet; Lamb rennet; Lipolytic enzymes; Pepsin

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 81255185264     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.039     Document Type: Review

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