Definitions for peptones

peptones pep·tone

Spelling: [pep-tohn]
IPA: /ˈpɛp toʊn/

Peptones is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 203 anagrams from letters in peptones (eenoppst).

Definitions for peptones

noun

  1. any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.

Origin of peptones

1855-60; German Pepton Greek peptón, neuter of peptós cooked, digested, verbid of péptein

Examples for peptones

We have learned that in the digestive tract foods are converted into a soluble form of proteid known as peptone.

This is because the pancreatic ferment (trypsin) has digested the casein into "peptone," which does not curdle.

Its function is to convert the proteids into peptone, which is effected by its active principle, termed pepsin.

Thus, 7.5 grammes of peptone dissolved in water in such proportion as to make a five per cent.

On the other hand, when peptone was introduced in larger quantity, viz., in a twenty per cent.

Thus prepared, the peptone shows no signs of decomposition on keeping.

On now testing a portion of the clear filtrate for peptone by the biuret test, not a trace of a reaction could be obtained.

Pepsin, in the presence of hydrochloric acid, acts on proteids, and changes them into proteoses peptone and proteoses and peptone.

Further, it is not enough to admit the formation of a single intermediate body, midway between syntonin and peptone.

Protein, under the same conditions, is changed to a peptone.

Word Value for peptones
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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