Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity

Question 1

What is milk composed of

Answer 1

Fat
Carbohydrates
Caseinogen
Lactal albumin and globulin
Calcium and phosphorus but poor in cu and iron
Source of Vit A and B but poor in D and C

Question 2

What is caseinogen

Answer 2

Photoprotein digested by renin
Acts opt at ph 6 and 37 degrees
Splits caseinogen in to soluble casein which reacts with milk calcium to give insoluble calcium caseanate

Question 3

What is the name of renin in infants and why is milk clotting necessary

Answer 3

Parachymosin

To retain milk in stomach long enough for proteins to be digested properly

Question 4

What is whey formed of

Answer 4

H20, water soluble vitamins ,lactal albumin ,lactal globulin ,lactose and minerals except calcium and greenish in color due to high content of vit b2

Question 5

What is milk curding

Answer 5

Precipitation of caseinogen of milk at its isoelectric point (PH 4.6) by adding lactic acid to milk