PROTEOSE Definition & Meaning

proteose

[ proh-tee-ohs ]

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noun

Biochemistry.

any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.

proteose

/ ˈprəʊtɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz /

noun

rare.
any of a group of compounds formed during proteolysis that are less complex than metaproteins but more so than peptones Also called (esp US)albumose

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of proteose¹

First recorded in 1885–90; prote(in) + -ose ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of proteose¹

C20: from protein + -ose ²

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Luciferin seems to be either a peptone or a proteose.

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Proteases of the erepsin type, i.e., those which break proteins down to amino-acids instead of only to the proteose or peptone stage, as is characteristic of the enzymes of the trypsin type, are widely distributed in plants.

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Pink colour which becomes violet with more copper sulphate = proteose and peptone.

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