In some cases, children are born without the ability to
produce lactase.
In humans, the body produces
less lactase
after the age of two.
Lactase deficiency
in younger infants may be a cause of some cases of infant colic.
Reactions to lactose are due to a deficiency of the
enzyme lactase, which the body needs in order to digest lactose.
In order for lactose to be digested, the body produces an enzyme
called lactase.
Lactase persistence
especially in northwestern europeans is my main interest.
In this activity, students
immobilize the lactase
in calcium alginate beads held within a small column, over which the milk is passed.
Lactase enzyme: the primary deficiency which is a permanent state.
Lactase activity
after weaning is actually the normal process in all mammals - humans are no exception.
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