Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Peptone from casein may be used as medium supplement in the following:Bacterial cultures for short term storage of bacteria.The basal Glucose Yeast Peptone (GYP) medium.As nitrogen supplement in the culture medium of Ceriporiopsis subvermispora.Culture medium of Methylobacterium rhodesianum and Ralstonia eutropha.

General description

Peptone from an enzymatic digest of casein is used as a nitrogen source in culture media formulated for isolating and cultivating fastidious and non-fastidious bacteria and fungi. It is a refined hydrolysate with high solubility and is used as a microbiological nutrient. It is a rich source of amino acids and peptides recommended for culture media in analytical microbiology and industrial fermentation.