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Peptone vs Proteose - What's the difference?

peptone | proteose |

As nouns the difference between peptone and proteose

is that peptone is any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein while proteose is a mixture of peptides produced by the hydrolysis of proteins.

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

    proteose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, dated) A mixture of peptides produced by the hydrolysis of proteins.