What is another word for peptone?
Pronunciation: [pˈɛptə͡ʊn] (IPA) 
Peptone, a term coined by German chemist Rudolph Virchow in 1871, is a nitrogenous substance resulting from the digestion of proteins. It is commonly used in microbiology media, as it provides a rich source of nutrients for bacterial growth. There are several synonyms for peptone, including protein hydrolysate, enzymatic digest of protein, and proteose peptone. Other similar terms that refer to protein digests are casein hydrolysate, tryptone, and yeast extract. Tryptone, in particular, is a popular alternative to peptone, as it is derived from enzymatically digested casein and is used in the preparation of culture media in biochemistry and microbiology.
