protein hydrolysate

hydrolysate /hy·drol·y·sate/ (hi-drol´ĭ-sāt) any compound produced by hydrolysis.

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protein hydrolysate  a mixture of amino acids prepared by splitting a protein with acid, alkali, or enzyme; used as a fluid and nutrient replenisher.

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protein hydrolysate

n.

A sterile solution of amino acids and peptides prepared from a protein by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis and used intravenously for the maintenance of positive nitrogen balance in severe illness, after surgery of the alimentary tract, in the diets of infants allergic to milk, or as a high-protein dietary supplement.

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hydrolysate

any compound produced by hydrolysis.

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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.