azocasein

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English

Etymology

From azo- +‎ casein

Noun

azocasein (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.