In milk protein, certain 'Pro' building blocks act like tiny braces that hold the protein in the right shape so an enzyme can cut it cleanly at a specific spot in a lab setting.

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Peptide substrates for chymosin (rennin). Interaction sites in kappa-casein-related sequences located outside the (103-108)-hexapeptide region that fits into the enzyme's active-site cleft.

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1987 Jun 15

The study shows that certain proline parts in the milk protein help it hold the right shape so the enzyme can cut it properly, just like the claim says.

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Peptide substrates for chymosin (rennin). Interaction sites in kappa-casein-related sequences located outside the (103-108)-hexapeptide region that fits into the enzyme's active-site cleft.

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DOI: 10.1042/BJ2440553

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