Definitions for peptone
ˈpɛp toʊnpep·tone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peptonenoun

   any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids

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1. peptonenoun

   Any water soluble product, a mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

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1. peptone

   Peptides (from Ancient Greek πεπτός (peptós) 'digested', from πέσσειν (péssein) 'to digest') are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Long chains of amino acids are called proteins. Chains of fewer than twenty amino acids are called oligopeptides, and include dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides. A polypeptide is a longer, continuous, unbranched peptide chain. Hence, peptides fall under the broad chemical classes of biological polymers and oligomers, alongside nucleic acids, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and others. A polypeptide that contains more than approximately 50 amino acids is known as a protein. Proteins consist of one or more polypeptides arranged in a biologically functional way, often bound to ligands such as coenzymes and cofactors, or to another protein or other macromolecule such as DNA or RNA, or to complex macromolecular assemblies.Amino acids that have been incorporated into peptides are termed residues. A water molecule is released during formation of each amide bond. All peptides except cyclic peptides have an N-terminal (amine group) and C-terminal (carboxyl group) residue at the end of the peptide (as shown for the tetrapeptide in the image).

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1. peptone

   Peptone is a complex mixture of partially digested proteins and amino acids, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of animal or vegetable proteins. It is commonly used in microbial culture media for the growth of bacteria and fungi.

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1. Peptonenoun

   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. Peptones are also formed from albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids

2. Peptonenoun

   collectively, in a broader sense, all the products resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or pancreatic juice. In this case, however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true peptones. Also termed albuminose

3. Etymology: [Gr. pepto`s cooked.]

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1. Peptone

   a soluble proteid compound produced by the digestion of albummenoid food substances.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peptone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peptone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peptone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peptone
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptone
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peptone
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=peptone