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Peptone vs Peptogen - What's the difference?

peptone | peptogen |

As nouns the difference between peptone and peptogen

is that peptone is (biochemistry) any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein while peptogen is (physiology) any substance convertible into peptone.

peptone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

    • Derived terms

    * amphopeptone * antipeptone * hemipeptone

    peptogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physiology) Any substance convertible into peptone.
    • (Webster 1913)