Look up: peptone

1. peptone
   [n] - any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
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2. peptone
   soluble substance obtained when proteins are hydrolysed or submitted to the action of certain enzymes Category: Chemistry
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3. Peptone
   Pep'tone noun [ Greek ... cooked.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also forme...
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4. peptone
   <physiology> The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids. ... Collective...
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5. peptone
   noun any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
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6. peptone
   (pep´tōn) a derived protein, or a mixture of cleavage products produced by the partial hydrolysis of a native protein by either an acid or an enzyme.
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7. Peptone
   • (n.) Collectively, in a broader sense, all the products resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or pancreatic juice. In this case, however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true peptones. Also term...
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8. peptone
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pep′tōn Definitions: 1. Descriptive term applied to intermediate polypeptide products, formed in partial hydrolysis of proteins, that are soluble in water, diffusible, and not coagulable by heat; used in bacterial culture media.
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