A protein derivative or fragment produced during the digestion of casein (a major milk protein), specifically one that is different from other proteolysis products.
From hetero- (different) + caseose (a peptide derived from casein, from Latin caseus, cheese). The term identifies a specific breakdown product during milk protein digestion.
When your stomach digests milk, it creates multiple different peptide fragments—heterocaseose is one of these middle-stage products. Understanding all these fragments helped scientists figure out how the body processes the protein in the milk you drink.
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