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Veggietones

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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®