0.1% Peptone Water IV

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0.1% Peptone Water IV is used as a diluent in pharmaceutical testing.

Peptone Water is particularly suitable as a substrate in the study of indole production. Peptic digest of animal tissue used in Peptone Water is rich in tryptophan content. Presence of indole can be demonstrated using either Kovac’s or Ehlrich reagent. Peptone Water is also utilized as a base for carbohydrate fermentation studies with the addition of sugar and indicators such as bromocresol purple, phenol red or bromothymol blue. Peptone Water is recommended for studying the ability of an organism to ferment a specific carbohydrate which aid in differentiation of genera and species.

Composition*

Ingredients
g/L
Peptic Digest of Animal Tissue
1.0
*Adjusted to suit performance parameters. 
 Final pH (at 25°C) 7.1 ± 0.2
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