hydrolysate /hy·drol·y·sate/ (hi-drol´ĭ-sāt) any compound produced by hydrolysis.
protein hydrolysate a mixture of amino acids prepared by splitting a protein with acid, alkali, or enzyme; used as a fluid and nutrient replenisher.
hy·drol·y·sate (h -dr l  -s t , hdr -l-) or hy·drol·y·zate (-zt)n. A product of hydrolysis. |
hydrolysate
any compound produced by hydrolysis.
protein hydrolysate
a mixture of amino acids prepared by splitting a protein with acid, alkali or enzyme. Such preparations provide the nutritive equivalent of the original material in the form of its constituent amino acids and are used in special diets or for patients unable to take the ordinary food proteins.
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