Peptones, agars and ingredients
Tryptose
Mixture of peptones that act as a nitrogen source for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms.
- Cat. No.
- LC-1614
- Category
- Peptones, agars and ingredients
- Format
- 500 g
- Storage
- 2 to 25 °C
- Minimum guaranteed shelf life
- 15 months
Tryptose is a mixed enzymatic hydrolysate with distinctive nutritional properties. It is an excellent sole source of nitrogen, demonstrating superiority over Meat Peptone in this regard. It is used to grow many fastidious microorganisms such as Brucella, Streptococcus, and Neisseria.
Key features
Applications
Nitrogen source for general use.
Industry
Fermentation, ingredients for culture media, manufacturing process.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Typical analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Amino nitrogen (AN) | > 2.9% | 4.40% |
| Total nitrogen (TN) | > 10.0% | 13.40% |
| Loss on drying | < 6% | 3.20% |
| AN/TN ratio | N/A | 32.50% |
| Ash | < 15% | 9.70% |
| pH (2% solution) | 6.5-7.5 | 7.4 |
| Storage | 2 to 25 °C |
|---|
Elemental profile
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Sodium | 3.41% |
| Calcium | 0.001% |
| Magnesium | 0.022% |
| Potassium | 0.679% |
Amino acids
| Amino acid | Total (g/100 g) |
|---|---|
| Cysteine | 0.44 |
| Alanine | 4.45 |
| Arginine | 4.65 |
| Histidine | < 0.01 |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 |
| Lysine | 4.64 |
| Methionine | 1.92 |
| Phenylalanine | 7.52 |
| Proline | 6.33 |
| Serine | 4.09 |
| Tryptophan | 0.62 |
| Tyrosine | 2.21 |
| Valine | 1.93 |
| Threonine | 3.55 |
| Aspartic acid | 6.34 |
| Glutamic acid | 13.92 |
| Glycine | 2.84 |
| Leucine | 3.67 |
Quality control
Growth supporting properties
| Peptone agar | Good |
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