Peptone - Law Dictionary Search Results

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Peptonize

To convert into peptone to digest or dissolve by means of a proteolytic ferment as peptonized food...

The soluble polypeptides produced by hydrolysis of protein specifically the soluble peptides into which food is transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices Peptones are also formed from protein matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids...

Galactin

An amorphous gelatinous substance containing nitrogen found in milk and other animal fluids It resembles peptone and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent...

Parapeptone

A proteinaceous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice but not by gastric juice...