55699

Infusion powder from porcine/bovine heart

suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): HIB
• MDL number: MFCD00146174
• UNSPSC Code: 41106212
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• biological source: (Porcine and bovine heart)
• Quality Level: 100
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: amino-nitrogen, ≥2.5% ; total nitrogen (N), ≥11%
• packaging: pkg of 500 g
• storage condition: (Tightly closed)
• ign. residue: ≤22%
• loss: ≤6% loss on drying
• color: light yellow
• pH: 6.5-7.5 (25 °C, 2% in H₂O)
• solubility: H₂O: 2%, clear (light yellow and light brown-yellow and light brown)
• application(s): microbiology

Description

General description

Heart Infusion containing infusion from the porcine/bovine heart is used for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious organisms. The fastidious organisms having challenging nutritional requirements could be cultivated by using heart infusion powder. Heart extract has been widely used as an alternative to meat extract (bovine) where very special nutrient requirements are needed. It is obtained from the porcine cardiac muscle of healthy animals. Heart Infusion powder is recommended to be used as the base in carbohydrate fermentation tests.

Application

Heart Infusion powder from porcine/bovine is used for general laboratory purposes for the cultivation of fastidious organisms from various test samples.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable