The flowers of cardoon (Asteraceae) are a rich source of aspartic peptidases which possess milk clotting activity – and are thus used in traditional cheesemaking in the Iberian Peninsula. This study was aimed at characterizing the enzymatic action of the aspartic peptidases present in flowers of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Asteraceae), specifically upon degradation of caseins. The proteolytic activities towa...
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