Abiuretic Products
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Great Medical Encyclopedia defines abiuretic products as substances resulting from the breakdown of protein molecules through enzymatic digestion or chemical hydrolysis that do not give the biuret reaction. They primarily include amino acids and lower peptides formed during advanced protein degradation by digestive enzymes such as pepsin, trypsin, and erepsin.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ABIURETIC PRODUCTS are substances obtained by the cleavage of the protein molecule under the influence of enzymes (digestion) or chemical reagents (hydrolysis by acids and alkalis) and which do not give the biuret reaction (see), which is characteristic of proteins and most of their high-molecular degradation products. Abiuretic products include, mainly, amino acids and lower peptides resulting from advanced protein breakdown, as occurs during the sequential action of the digestive tract enzymes—pepsin, trypsin, and erepsin.
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“Abiuretic Products.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/abiuretic-products/