Meat Peptone

Description: It is an enzymatic digest of Bovine Meatof Indian origin. Free flowing powder with characteristic proteinous odour.

Application: Source of organic nitrogen recommended in Culture Media for Analytical microbiology, Diagnostics, Laboratory Reagent and Industrial fermentation.

Physio-chemical characteristics

PARAMETERS	STANDARD
Colour	Creamish to light brown
Solubility in water (5 % solution)	Completely soluble in water
Clarity (2% w/v aqueous solution)	100 % Clear solution
pH (5 % solution)	6.0 - 7.0 (at room temp.)
Loss on drying	< 5.0 %
Total nitrogen TN (Kjeldahl Nitrogen)	12.5 to 14.2 %
Alpha (Amino Nitrogen)	2.5 to 4.0 %
Total Ash	< 10.0%

Microbiology

PARAMETERS	STANDARD
Total aerobic microbial count (TPC)	< 10000 cfu/gm
Total Yeast and mould count (cfu/gm)	< 100 cfu/gm
Test for Pathogen E.coli Salmonella Pseudomonas aeruginos Staphylococcus aureus	Negative in 10 gm of sample

Culture Response (GPT)**

Organisms	Culture Response (Growth Test)
Escherichia col	Luxuriant
Salmonella typhi	Luxuriant
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Luxuriant
Staphylococcus aureus	Luxuriant
Enterobacter aerogenes	Luxuriant

**GPT (Growth Promotion Test) is carried out by using 2% Peptone, 0.5% NaOH and 1.5% Agar in water at optimum/standard lab testing conditions.

Packing / Storage / Shelf Life

Packed in -25kg HDPE drum with inner PP lining bag
Storage -Under 30^oC in dry conditions
Expiry -As per label claim

Please note: This product can be customised to suit desired specifications or your in-house specifications.

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