Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
VEGETABLE PEPTONE No 1
Code: VG0100
A meat-free alternative to traditional peptones. A highly nutritious general purpose peptone for the growth of bacteria and fungi.
Since the emergence of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the 1980s and subsequent worries about transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in other species there has been a growing concern over the use of meat and animal derived products in microbiology.
Despite a strict policy of sourcing from countries where BSE is not known, and tight regulation and certification of all raw materials, Oxoid have recognised the need for a range of meat-free products for use within the pharmaceutical industry. This has led to the development of Vegetable Peptone No. 1 (VG0100) a meat-free alternative to traditional peptones.
No raw materials of animal origin have been used in this product. Pea flour has been used as a protein source for the peptone and fungal enzymes have been used to make the peptone.
All our raw materials have been certified as free of genetically modified material.
MOLECULAR WEIGHT PROFILE
Vegetable Peptone No.1 contains a wide distribution of peptides including low molecular weight di and tri-peptides as well as individual amino acids.
AMINO ACID ANALYSIS
| Total Amino Acids | Free Amino Acids |
| n.Mol/mg | n.Mol/mg |
ASP | 700 | 36 |
THR | 280 | 65 |
SER | 410 | 69 |
GLU | 1000 | 150 |
PRO | 310 | 39 |
GLY | 450 | 21 |
ALA | 400 | 82 |
CYS (h+) | 23 | 4.6 |
VAL | 300 | 110 |
MET | 50 | 11 |
ILE | 230 | 68 |
LEU | 360 | 160 |
TYR | 150 | 56 |
PHE | 200 | 130 |
HIS | 180 | 200 |
LYS | 390 | 130 |
ARG | 390 | 130 |
TRP | 24 | - |
VITAMIN ANALYSIS
Vitamin | Concentration mg/kg |
B1 (as HCL) | <0.2 |
B2 | 0.55 |
B6 | 0.31 |
B12 | 0.1 |
Nicotinic Acid | 3.8 |
Pantothenic Acid | 3.0 |
Folic acid | 0.07 |
Biotin | 0.1 |
Choline Chloride | 493 |
Free Inositol | <0.05 |
ANION ANALYSIS
Anion | % w/w |
Fluoride | 0.02 |
Chloride | 7.41 |
Nitrate | 0.10 |
Phosphate | 2.54 |
Sulphate | 0.48 |
PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Clarity of 2% solution | Clear |
pH of 2% solution | 7.2 ± 0.2 |
Amino Nitrogen | 4 - 7% |
Total Nitrogen | 10 - 14 % |
STORAGE AND STABILITY
Vegetable Peptone No.1 (VG0100) should be stored tightly capped in the original container at 10-30°C. When stored as directed, the medium will remain stable until the stated expiry date.
Do not use Vegetable Peptone No.1 (VG0100) beyond expiry date or if the product show any sign of deterioration.
Quality Control
For quality control of the medium the organisms named below can be used:
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC® 6538 *
Clostridium sporogenes ATCC® 19404 *
Clostridium perfringens ATCC® 13124
Candida albicans ATCC® 10231 *
Bacillus subtilis ATCC® 6633 *
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC® 9027 *
Micrococcus luteus ATCC® 9341 *
Escherichia coli ATCC® 8739 *
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC® 16404 *
* This organism is available as a Culti-Loop®