Definition of Tryptone

1. n. The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin.

Definition of Tryptone

1. Noun. (biochemistry) The assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth. ¹

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Medical Definition of Tryptone

1. The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tryptone

trypsinize
trypsinized
trypsinizes
trypsinizing
trypsinogen
trypsinogens
trypsins
tryptamine
tryptamine-strophanthidin
tryptamines
tryptase
tryptic
tryptically
tryptich
tryptonaemia
tryptone (current term)
tryptophan
tryptophan-tRNA ligase
tryptophan 2-methyltransferase
tryptophan 2-monooxygenase
tryptophan C-methyltransferase
tryptophan decarboxylase
tryptophan desmolase
tryptophan hydroxylase
tryptophan oxygenase
tryptophan pyrrolase
tryptophan synthase
tryptophan synthetase
tryptophanase
tryptophane

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