Casein present in milk. What is casein?

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Solution

The correct option is B Protein
Casein is a family of related phosphoproteins.
These proteins are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 45% of the proteins in human milk.
Casein has a wide variety of uses, from being a major component of cheese, to use as a food additive.
Hence, Casein present in milk is a protein.
So, the correct answer is 'Protein'.

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Identify the steps (denoted by numerals) in physiology of digestion in stomach.

i).Food $H C l ⟶ K i l l s B a c t e r i a$ Chyme

ii).Pepsinogen Prorennin $H C l ⟶ A c t i v a t i o n$ Pepsin Rennin

iii).Proteins $P e p s i n ⟶$ Proteases Peptones

iv).Milk Casein $R e n n i n ⟶$ Para casein $C a l c i u m ⟶$ Calcium paracaseinate

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