Appearance (Colour)
Brownish yellow
Appearance (Form)
Free, flowing homogeneous powder
Solubility (Colour) 2% aq. solution
Light to medium amber, clear
pH (25°C)
7.0 ± 0.2 (2.0%)
Stability (After autoclaving)
Light to medium amber, clear
Loss on drying
<= 5.0%
Nitrogen content (N)
12.0 %-13.0%
NaCl
< 5.0%
Ash
< 12.0%
Total Aerobic microbial count
(By plate count method) : < 10, 000 cfu/gm
Total Yeast and Mould count
(By plate count method) : < 100 cfu/gm
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 18-24 hours
Organism
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
It is rich in amino acids, peptides and other nutrients required by highly fastidious microorganisms like Streptococci, Pneumococci, Meningococi and Brucella species.
