Function
Chymosin is synthesized in the mucosa of the abomasum (fourth stomach) of young (unweaned) ruminants (PubMed:16488399). The enzyme hydrolyzes casein to paracasein (PubMed:16488399, PubMed:23633601, PubMed:25726113, PubMed:25837439).
Sequence
MRCLVVLLAALALSQASGITRIPLHKGKTLRKALKERGLLEDFLQRQQYAVSSKYSSLGKVAREPLTSYLDSQYFGKIYIGTPPQEFTVVFDTGSSDLWVPSIYCKSNVCKNHHRFDPRKSSTFRNLGKPLSIHYGTGSMEGFLGYDTVTVSNIVDPNQTVGLSTEQPGEVFTYSEFDGILGLAYPSLASEYSVPVFDNMMDRHLVARDLFSVYMDRNGQGSMLTLGAIDPSYYTGSLHWVPVTLQQYWQFTVDSVTINGVAVACVGGCQAILDTGTSVLFGPSSDILKIQMAIGATENRYGEFDVNCGNLRSMPTVVFEINGRDYPLSPSAYTSKDQGFCTSGFQGDNNSELWILGDVFIREYYSVFDRANNRVGLAKAI