Peptone from Meat (pancreatic), granulated

Meat Peptone (pancreatic), granulated

Granulated Meat Peptone is used as nutritive substrate in fermentation and culture media
Peptone from Meat (pancreatic), Meat Peptone (pancreatic), granulated granulated

Mode of Action
It is prepared from selected animal tissues of which fat and sinew is removed. Meat peptone provides nitrogen, vitamins, amino acids and carbon in microbiological culture media. Its high sulfur compound content makes meat peptone, peptic suited for the detection of bacteria (Clostridia spp. , Salmonella spp. ) producing hydrogen sulfide. As an ingredient in culture media meat peptone, pancreatic is usually employed in concentrations of 0.3 to 1.0%. It is used for the cultivation of yeast and moulds, enterobacteria and staphylococci. In blood agar formulations meat peptone favours the growth of streptococci and the production of a characteristic haemolysis.

Typical Analysis
Colour granules Colour in solution pH (5% in water) Loss on drying (105 C) Sulfated ash (800 C) Amino-nitrogen (N) Total nitrogen (Kjeldahl) Nitrite (NO2) Amino acid specification Light yellow-beige yellow-beige 6.5-7.5 6.0% 17.0% 4.5-6.5% 12.0-13.0% absent See table page 542

Ordering Information
Product
Peptone from Meat (pancreatic), granulated Peptone from Meat (pancreatic), granulated

Merck Cat. No.

1.07214.1000 1.07214.2500

Pack size
1 kg 2.5 kg

Quality control
Test strains
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 11700 Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19113 Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883 Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028

Growth
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Merck Microbiology Manual 12th Edition

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