Plant proteases as milk-clotting enzymes in cheesemaking: A review

Dairy Science and Technology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-16

  Shah, Manzoor Ahmad ^a   Mir, Shabir Ahmad ^a   Paray, Mohd Amir ^a  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Casein; Cheese; Milk clotting activity; Plant protease; Vegetable coagulant

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEASE; CHEESE MANUFACTURING; MILK-CLOTTING ACTIVITY; MILK-CLOTTING ENZYME; NATURAL SOURCES; PLANT PROTEASE; SERINE PROTEASE; VEGETABLE COAGULANTS;

AMINO ACIDS; CASEIN; COAGULATION; ENZYMES;

CHEESES;

EID: 84891443208     PISSN: 19585586     EISSN: 19585594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13594-013-0144-3     Document Type: Review

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