Blends of cardosins A and B, enzymes present in aqueous extracts of the flowers of the thistle (Cynara cardunculus L.), have for long been used as rennets by the cheesemaking industry in the Iberian Peninsula. These dimeric proteases are present in the stigmæ and stylets of said flowers, and are thought to play a role in sexual reproduction of the plant. In the present research effort, production of cardosin de...
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