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caseinogen

 [ka″se-in´o-jen]
the British term for casein.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ca·se·in·o·gen

(kā-sē-in'ō-jen),
"Soluble" or κ-casein that, when acted on by rennin, is converted to paracasein.
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caseinogen

The principal protein in milk, present in higher proportion in cow's milk than in human milk.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

caseinogen

a soluble milk protein converted into insoluble CASEIN by RENNIN in the presence of calcium ions.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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