Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A proteolytic ferment, occurring in milk, and capable of digesting casein.
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- noun biology A
soluble enzyme that is a normal constituent ofmilk , and is active inripening cheese .
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Copenhagen, 1898) has devised a test whereby it can be determined whether this treatment has been carried out or not: Milk contains a soluble enzym known as galactase which has the property of decomposing hydrogen peroxid.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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The organisms that take part in this process are those that are able to form enzyms (similar in their action to trypsin, galactase, etc.), and these soluble ferments gradually diffuse from the outside through the cheese.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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This ferment, called by them _galactase_, on account of its origin in milk, is a proteolytic enzym of the tryptic type.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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Failure before to recognize the presence of galactase in milk is attributable to the fact that all attempts to secure sterile milk had been made by heating the same, in which case galactase was necessarily destroyed.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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The action of galactase in milk and cheese has been confirmed by
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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