Medical term:
peptone
pep·tone
(pep'tōn),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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peptone
(pĕp′tōn′)n.
Any of various water-soluble protein derivatives formed by partial hydrolysis or digestion of proteins by an acid or enzyme, used in culture media in bacteriology.
pep·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj.
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pep·tone
(pep'tōn)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.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
peptone
a soluble product resulting from protein hydrolysis. see PEPSIN, PEPTIDASE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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