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Peptone, mycological

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Peptone from bovine meat, Mycological Peptone

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CAS Number:
91079-38-8
UNSPSC Code:
41106212
NACRES:
NA.85

biological source

bovine liver

Quality Level

200

form

powder

composition

amino-nitrogen, ≥3.8%
total nitrogen (N), ≥9%

ign. residue

≤15%

loss

≤12.0% loss on drying

pH

5-7 (25 °C, 2% in H2O)

solubility

H2O: 2%, clear to very faintly turbid, yellow to brown

application(s)

food and beverages
microbiology

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General description

Mycological peptone is extensively used as a culture media for the isolation and cultivation of pathogenic fungi.

Application

Peptone, mycological has been used as a component in phospholipase agar plates for phospholipase assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Peptone, mycological can be used as a component in Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) to prepare chromogenic media for the differentiation of Candida spp.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Peptones and mycological reproducibility.
Odds FC, et al.
Sabouraudia, 16(4), 237-246 (1978)
Venitia M Cooke et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 68(7), 3622-3627 (2002-06-29)
A new chromogenic agar medium (Candida diagnostic agar [CDA]) for differentiation of Candida spp. is described. This medium is based on Sabouraud dextrose agar (Oxoid CM41) and contains (per liter) 40.0 g of glucose, 10.0 g of mycological peptone, and
Shabir Ahmad Lone et al.
BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 20(1), 131-131 (2020-05-01)
The global prevalence of fungal diseases is increasing rapidly, which affects more than a billion people every year with significant mortality rate. On the other hand, the development of new drugs to treat these fungal infections is slow, while the
Debra Rossouw et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 75(20), 6600-6612 (2009-08-25)
Commercial wine yeast strains of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been selected to satisfy many different, and sometimes highly specific, oenological requirements. As a consequence, more than 200 different strains with significantly diverging phenotypic traits are produced globally. This genetic

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Base Ingredients of Microbiology Media

Culture media provides a habitat with suitable nutrients, energy sources, and certain environmental conditions for the growth of microorganisms. The components of the culture media range from simple sugars to peptones, salts, antibiotics, and complex indicators.

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