Peptone, mycological
SIAL/77199 - suitable for microbiology
Synonym: Peptone from bovine meat; Mycological Peptone
CAS Number: 91079-38-8
MDL Number: MFCD00045886
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | food and beverages |
| microbiology | |
| biological source | bovine liver |
| composition | amino-nitrogen, ≥3.8% |
| total nitrogen (N), ≥9% | |
| form | powder |
| ign. residue | ≤15% |
| loss | ≤12.0% loss on drying |
| pH | 5-7 (25 °C, 2% in H2O) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| solubility | H2O: 2%, clear to very faintly turbid, yellow to brown |
| 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. |
| General description: | Mycological peptone is extensively used as a culture media for the isolation and cultivation of pathogenic fungi. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 41106212 |

