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Trypsin vs Tryptone - What's the difference?

trypsin | tryptone |

As nouns the difference between trypsin and tryptone

is that trypsin is a digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease) while tryptone is the assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth.

trypsin

English

(wikipedia trypsin)

Noun

  • A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).

    • tryptone

    English

    Noun

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  • (biochemistry) The assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth.
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