Summary
Rennin is regarded as being similar to viruses such as vaccinia and phage in its physical and chemical properties. Rennet activity is carried by a lipoprotein existing in particles or micells of very great dimensions.
Coagulation of milk by rennin can be considered to be a chain reaction to some extent.
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Moriyama, H. Studies on rennin as a virus-model. II. resemblance of rennin to some viruses in its physical and chemical properties. Archiv f Virusforschung 2, 71–79 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01240714
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