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peptone

[ pep-tohn ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.


peptone

/ pɛpˈtɒnɪk; ˈpɛptəʊn /

noun

  1. biochem any of a group of compounds that form an intermediary group in the digestion of proteins to amino acids See also proteose
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Derived Forms

  • peptonic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð±èt´Ç²Ô±ð·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ±è±ð±è·³Ù´Ç²Ô·¾±³¦ [pep-, ton, -ik], adjective
  • ±è±ð±è·³Ù´Ç·²Ô´Ç¾±»å [pep, -t, uh, -noid], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peptone1

1855–60; < German Pepton < Greek ±è±ð±è³Ùó²Ô, neuter of ±è±ð±è³Ùó²õ cooked, digested, verbid of ±èé±è³Ù±ð¾±²Ô
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peptone1

C19: from German Pepton, from Greek pepton something digested, from peptein to digest
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When placed in solutions enriched with bacteria chow called peptone, it took as little as five hours.

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Contains less peptone and less glycerine than Old Tuberculin.

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The pancreatic juice converts starch into sugar, albumins into peptones, and emulsionizes fats, so that all these kinds of food are rendered capable of absorption.

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Spontaneous generation presupposes the origin of plasma-micellæ from molecules, and hence cannot be brought about by solutions of albumens or peptones, since these are micellar solutions.

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All about him as he proceeded were glass containers, capillary pipettes, test tubes, Bunsen burners, and dialyzers of porous parchment paper whose wrappers described them as "permeable for peptones, but not for albumins."

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