Definition of Hemipeptone

1. n. A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.

Definition of Hemipeptone

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter, which (unlike antipeptone) is convertible into leucin and tyrosin by the continued action of pancreatic juice. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by boiling dilute sulphuric acid. ¹

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Medical Definition of Hemipeptone

1. A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter. Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid. Origin: Hemi- + peptone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemipeptone

hemiopias
hemiopic
hemiopsia
hemipagus
hemipancreatectomy
hemiparaplegia
hemiparasite
hemiparasitic
hemiparesis
hemipelagic
hemipelvectomies
hemipelvectomy
hemipeptone (current term)
hemipeptones
hemiphasmidic
hemiplegia
hemiplegias
hemiplegic
hemiplegic amyotrophy
hemiplegic gait
hemiplegic migraine
hemiplegics
hemiplegy
hemipode
hemiprotein
hemiproteins
hemipter

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