(dòng) - Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein

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Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein fragments produced during digestion, used in microbiology and biochemistry.

Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein

Usage highlights

peptonetryptonepeptone waterbeef peptonecasein peptonebacteriological peptone

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The medium contains peptone (胨) as a nutrient source.
  • Bacteria grow well in peptone water (胨水).
  • This is a tryptone soy broth (胰蛋白胨大豆肉汤).

Collocations

  • peptone(蛋白胨)
  • tryptone(胰蛋白胨)
  • peptone water(胨水)
  • beef peptone(牛肉胨)
  • casein peptone(酪蛋白胨)
  • bacteriological peptone(细菌学胨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 胨 is a modern scientific character created specifically for biochemical terminology.
  • It represents the technical modernization of Chinese scientific vocabulary in the 20th century.
  • The character follows standard Chinese character formation principles with 月 (flesh/body) radical and 东 phonetic component.

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