Peptonized
Peptonized is an adjective describing a substance that has undergone peptonization, the proteolytic digestion of proteins into soluble peptides and amino acids. This can be achieved by proteolytic enzymes such as pepsin, trypsin, pancreatin, or by chemical hydrolysis. In biochemistry, peptonization is used to generate proteolyzed products known as peptones, which are commonly employed as sources of nitrogen and nutrients in culture media.
In microbiology, the term often refers to media or solutions prepared by digesting proteins to provide readily
Peptonization can influence the physical properties of a material, such as clarity and viscosity, depending on