Production of milk coagulating proteases by amazonian edible mushroom of the Polyporaceae family (Basidiomycota)

• Published in: Acta scientiarum. Biological sciences Vol. 47; no. 1
• Main Authors: Samara Claudia Picanço Batista, Ana Kezia Pimentel de Brito, Laynah Pimenta, Elliza Emily Perrone Barbosa, Salomão Rocha Martim, Tiara Sousa Cabral, Edson Junior do Carmo, Maria Francisca Simas Teixeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 01.08.2025
• Subjects: proteases, coagulation, dairy, Lentinus crinitus

Cheese is a dairy product that plays a fundamental role in the global economy. However, factors such as high rennet prices and religious and ethnic motivations against the use of animal-derived enzymes encourage the search for new coagulation agents. In this context, edible mushrooms have been emerg...