Fresh milk has pH 6.7, casein is negative and dispersed – when souring, basteria grows and pH to 4.6 which is isoelectric point of casein. No less soluble, precipitating out as curds Table 33
Condensation polymerization
Enzymes – globular proteins as biological catalysts
Km is related to enzyme substrate affinity – High Km = low affinity
Denaturation vs. Digestion Temperature Denaturation vs. Digestion …vs deactivation
pH Optimum pH value typically when close to pKa of group at active site
Heavy metal ions
Competitive inhibitors