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casein
casein Principal protein in milk, containing about 15 amino acids. Its curds are used to make cheese. Obtained by the addition of either acid or the enzyme rennet, casein is used to make plastics, cosmetics, paper coatings, adhesives, paints, textile sizing, cheeses and animal feed.
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Casein and caseinates.
Magazine article from: Dairy Industries International; 2/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; Casein and caseinates Although not reviewed for sometime in this column, caseins and caseinates appear to be attracting...products but also buffalo milk casein from India as this short review will show. Casein and caseinates have been brought...
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Casein point.(NUTRITION)
Magazine article from: Flex; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...inferior to whey when it comes to packing on muscle, casein protein deserves another look. Here are the facts...proceedings, we'll be coming to the defense of casein protein. Although casein is traditionally bypassed in favor of its more popular...
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Micellar Casein gelation in high sucrose content
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...industry to make milk gels. Casein is the main structure...at pH 6.8, native caseins exist as large colloidal...contain 93% (wt/wt) casein with the ratio of (alpha...s2^:beta:kappa-caseins present in a 3:1...20,000 to 150,000 casein molecules, giving an...
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Caseins, caseinates and hydrolysates.(industrial applications)
Magazine article from: Dairy Industries International; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...calcium contents of casein were higher than those for caseins precipitated by using...similar to that of acid caseins produced under laboratory...the fractionation of casein or whey proteins into...component proteins. Caseins and caseinates are...
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Casein Haplotype Structure in Five Italian Goat Breeds
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...CSN1S2), and κ-casein (CSN3) (Ferretti et...In goats, the entire casein gene cluster region spans...genetic polymorphism of goat caseins has raised considerable research interest because goat casein polymorphisms are related...
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Counting casein. (use of Milkoscan equipment for measurement of casein content in cheese manufacturing)
Magazine article from: Dairy Industries International; 7/1/1998; 700+ words
; For cheese manufacturers, casein is the most important constituent of...dairies are up to speed with the latest casein measurement equipment, and many rely...takes only 30 seconds to determine casein content - compared with a traditional...
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Isolation of caseins from whey proteins by microfiltration modifying the mineral balance in skim milk
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 11/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...nm; the so-called casein micelle) composed of...aS2-, -, and ?,-caseins, and salts of Ca, P...and Zn (Fox, 2003). Casein isolates are mostly available...concentrate and isolate native caseins (Brans et al., 2004...commercially available native casein isolates (e.g...
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Substitution of Casein by [beta]-Casein or of Whey Protein Isolate by [alpha]-Lactalbumin Does Not Affect Mineral Balance in Growing Rats1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...balance * β-casein * α-lactalbumin...fractions, i.e., caseins and whey proteins...and κ-caseins, have been identified...the ratio between casein and whey protein...milk, i.e., caseins make up 30-40...4). β-casein and α-lactalbumin...
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Supramolecular Structure of the Casein Micelle
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...together to maintain casein micelle integrity. The caseins form linear and...binding to other casein molecules. Other...interactions between the caseins, such as calcium...interactions between caseins would prevent dissociation of the casein micelles into casein...
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Stability of Casein Micelles Cross-Linked by Transglutaminase
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Key words: milk, casein micelle, transglutaminase...stability INTRODUCTION The caseins are a class of 4 phosphoproteins...surrounded by a shell of caseins, are randomly distributed throughout the casein micelle. Three of the caseins (α^sub s1...
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casein
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...but only 40% in human milk. Casein is a remarkably efficient nutrient...bacterial contaminants. Acid casein is used widely in cheese...rennin converts one of the caseins to an insoluble curd; most of the protein in cheese is rennet casein curd. When treated with formaldehyde...
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SIC 2023 Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Products
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...are two basic types, depending on the coagulating agent used to precipitate the casein from the milk: lactic (acid) casein and rennet casein. Most acid caseins intended for food applications were converted to caseinates by dissolving the acid...
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Kerry Group plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...5 percent; and the U.S. firm Erie Casein Company, Inc., which held the remaining...was set up to manufacture milk protein (casein), a dairy ingredient used in food processing...and glue. The plan was to export the casein to the United States, hence the involvement...
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plastic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...may be natural materials, e.g., cellulose derivatives, casein, or milk protein, but are more commonly synthetic resins...derivatives are made from cellulose, a naturally occurring polymer; casein is also a naturally occurring polymer. Synthetic resins are...
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Stephen Moulton Babcock
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...using a chemical agent to liberate the fat globules from the casein content of milk, followed by centrifugal action to complete...discovery. Babcock worked from 1896 on the biochemistry of casein and its influence on cheese making. In 1897 the enzyme galactase...
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