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azocasein

azocasein noun: casein conjugated with an azo dye; it is used as a general substrate for proteolytic enzymes; degradation of the casein liberates free dye into the supernatant that can be quantitatively analyzed.

Noun

azocasein (uncountable)

  1. casein conjugated with an azo dye; it is used as a general substrate for proteolytic enzymes; degradation of the casein liberates free dye into the supernatant that can be quantitatively analyzed.

Origin of azocasein

From azo- + casein.

Questions about azocasein

What does azocasein mean?
Azocasein means casein conjugated with an azo dye; it is used as a general substrate for proteolytic enzymes; degradation of the casein liberates free dye into the supernatant that can be quantitatively analyzed.
What part of speech is azocasein?
Azocasein is a noun.

Words near azocasein in the dictionary

  1. azocane
  2. azocanes
  3. azocarmine
  4. azocarmines
  5. azocarminium
  6. azocasein
  7. azocaseinolytic
  8. azochromophore
  9. azochromophores
  10. azocine
  11. azocines

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