The chemical breakdown or decomposition of casein, the main milk protein.
From 'casein' + Greek 'lysis' (loosening, breaking down). Coined in biochemistry in the 20th century to describe protein degradation processes.
Caseolysis happens naturally when pepsin in your stomach digests milk protein—it's the same process cheese-makers control precisely using enzymes to create different textures.
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