The composition and physical properties of raw milk from a commercial herd were studied 8 over a one year period in order to understand how best to utilise milk for processing 9 throughout the year. Protein and fat levels demonstrated seasonal trends, while minerals and 10 many physical properties displayed considerable variations, which were apparently unrelated 11 to season. However, rennet c...

The composition and physical properties of raw milk from a commercial herd were studied over a 1 year period in order to understand how best to utilise milk for processing throughout the year. Protein and fat levels demonstrated seasonal trends, while minerals and many physical properties displayed considerable variations, which were apparently unrelated to season. However, rennet clotting time...

Bovine chymosin is an important milk-clotting agent used in the manufacturing of cheeses. Currently, the production of recombinant proteins by genetically modified organisms is widespread, leading to greatly reduced costs. Lactococcus (L.) lactis, the model lactic acid bacterium, was considered a good candidate for heterologous chymosin production for the following reasons: (1) it is considered...

The topic of this thesis is the simulation of blood clotting using the Lattice Boltzmann method and taking into account the non-Newtonian behavior of blood. This kind of simulations could be used for the treatment of diseases like stenosis and aneurysms. Their field of application includes the diagnostic of the diseases, the planning of surgeries and the investigation of new medical treatment s...

Chicken pepsinogen was incubated at pH2.5 with pepstatin. The zymogen activated itself by a sequential mechanism and an intact peptide derived from residues 1-26 in the protein was released in the first step. This peptide was found to inhibit the milk-clotting activities of pig and chicken pepsins and calf chymosin but to different extents.