Peptone from meat, bacteriological has been used as a component in Ax-2 axenic medium to induce reproduction of Dictyostelium discoideum.
Peptone, mycological has been used as a component in phospholipase agar plates for phospholipase assay.
This peptone is a hydrolysate obtained by partial digestion with pepsin. It is used in general purpose culture media for routine cultivation of a variety of microorganisms. The peptone is also specified by the USP for sterility testing, is recommended for the growth of Streptococci, and for detecting hydrogen sulphide-forming microorganisms.
Proteose-Peptone is a highly nutritious peptone. This product is prepared from a mixture of peptones which rich in peptides having higher molecular weight.
Peptone supplementation in media helps to increase cell number, specific monoclonal antibody production and also the period of long term culture.
