Hemipeptone

/ˌhɛmɪˈpɛptəʊn/ noun

Definition

A partially broken-down protein fragment that results from incomplete protein digestion, intermediate between peptides and polypeptides.

Etymology

From 'hemi-' (half) combined with 'peptone', which comes from Greek 'peptos' (digested). The term emerged in biochemistry in the late 1800s as scientists studied protein breakdown.

Kelly Says

When your stomach breaks down a piece of chicken, it doesn't instantly become tiny molecules—hemipeptones are the awkward middle stage, like partially dissolved building blocks your body has to keep working on!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
半 ፔፕቲድ
han pep-tiid
ARالعربية
نصف الببتيد
nisf al-babtīd
BNবাংলা
আধা পেপটাইড
a-dha pe-pa-taid
CACatalà
hemipeptó
hemi-pep-toh
CSČeština
hemipeptid
hemi-pep-tid
DADansk
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
DEDeutsch
Hemipeptid
he-mi-pep-tiht
ELΕλληνικά
ημιπεπτίδιο
e-mi-pep-ti-dio
ESEspañol
hemipéptido
e-mi-pep-ti-doh
FAفارسی
نیمه پپتید
nimah pep-tiid
FISuomi
hemipeptoni
hemi-pep-to-ni
FRFrançais
hémi-péptide
e-mi-pept-id
GUGU
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
HAHA
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
HEעברית
חצי פפטיד
chatzi peptit
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-पेप्टाइड
ardh-pep-taid
HUMagyar
hemipeptón
hemi-pep-ton
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
IGIG
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
ITItaliano
semipeptide
semi-pep-ti-deh
JA日本語
ヘミペプチド
hemi peputido
KKKK
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
KMKM
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
KO한국어
헤미펩톤
he-mi-pe-pe-ton
MRMR
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
MSBahasa Melayu
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
MYမြန်မာ
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
NLNederlands
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
NONorsk
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
PAPA
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
PLPolski
hemipeptyd
hemi-pep-tyd
PTPortuguês
hemipéptido
e-mi-pe-pep-ti-doh
RORomână
hemipeptină
hemi-pep-ti-na
RUРусский
полупептид
polupéptid
SVSvenska
hemipeptond
he-mi-pep-ton
SWKiswahili
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
TAதமிழ்
அரைப்பெப்டைடு
arai-pep-taid
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధ పెప్టైడ్
ardha pep-taid
THไทย
เฮมีเปปไทด์
he-mi-pep-taid
TLTL
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
TRTürkçe
yarım peptit
yarim peptit
UKУкраїнська
напівпептид
napiv-pep-titd
URاردو
نیمہ پپٹائڈ
nimah pep-taid
VITiếng Việt
hệmipeptit
he-mi-pep-tit
YOYO
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn
ZH中文
半肽
bàn tà
ZUZU
hemipeptone
hemi-pep-tohn

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