proteoses
/ˈproʊtiˌoʊsɪz/
noun
- Water-soluble compounds formed during the digestion of proteins, intermediate between proteins and peptones.
- The digestive system converts proteins into proteoses before they become amino acids.
- In the lab, we studied how proteoses form when enzymes break down egg whites.
- Proteoses are less complex than whole proteins but more complex than simple peptides.