Definition of peptone in English English dictionary
Any water soluble product, a mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein
In this case, however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc
Collectively, in a broader sense, all the products resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or pancreatic juice
Peptones are also formed from albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids
The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices