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Beef extract powder

suitable for microbiology, dehydrated extract of bovine tissue used in the preparation of microbiological culture media

Synonym(s):

Meat extract

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106212
NACRES:
NA.74
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biological source

bovine skeletal muscle

Quality Level

sterility

non-sterile

form

powder

nitrogen analysis

~12% total

impurities

<9% sodium chloride

loss

≤7% loss on drying

color

yellow-brown

pH

6.5-7.5

solubility

H2O: soluble

General description

Beef extract powder is a dehydrated extract of bovine tissue for use in preparing microbiological culture media. It is prepared from selected bovine tissues which are free from fat and sinew. Diverse media utilize beef extract, for example, yeast dextrose broth, Herrold′s egg yolk medium. This nutritional supplement provides a mixture of peptides, individual amino acids, nucleotides, organic acids, minerals, and vitamins.

Application

Beef Extract Powder is used in general purpose culture media and is recommended for use in the bacteriological examination of water, milk, and other materials, where the uniform composition of media is important.Beef Extract Powder is also relied upon for biochemical studies like fermentation reactions.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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