Multiple choice

Traditional French Brie and Camembert cheeses are made with raw milk. The enzymes of which among the following fungi are used to make these cheeses?

  1. Tolypocladium inflatum

  2. Aspergillus oryzae

  3. Penicillium camemberti

  4. Schizosaccharomyces pombe

  5. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Explanation

Enzymes of Penicillium camemberti play a role in the manufacture of the cheeses Camembert and Brie, while those of Penicillium roqueforti do the same for Gorgonzola, Roquefort and Stilton.

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