Why is the enzyme rennin important for infants?

Thanks for A2A. It helps in the curdling of milk. It prevents the flowing of milk through the stomach and thus helps the proteins to get digested. Milk protein is called casein. This enzyme due to this function is called chymosin. Thanks for reading. read more

Rennin is proteolytic enzyme found in the gastric juice of infants. It is responsible for the digestion of milk protein casein by curdling of milk. Casein: Is a phospho protein. In the absence of rennin, pepsin also cause the curdling of milk. read more

Rennin, also known as chymosin, is an enzyme that can be easily found in the rennet. It is usually produced by the 4 th stomach chamber of the cows, called abomasum. Infants have gastric chief cells that produce rennin in order to clot the milk and promote a much better absorption. read more