hemipeptone

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]].

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