- A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the
decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the
action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is
also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the
spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom.
Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid.
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