Description
DESCRIPTION
Pork Brain Heart Infusion is a specially formulated preparation of dried extract of pork hearts and pork brains supplied as a light, yellow-brown fine powder. It is a suitable substitute for Bovine Brain Heart Infusion in selected microbiological culture media.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
| SPECIFICATIONS | TYPICAL ANALYSIS |
Amino Nitrogen (AN) | Minimum 3% | 3.30% |
Total Nitrogen (TN) | Minimum 10% | 11.81% |
AN/TN Ratio | N/A | 27.90% |
Loss on drying | Maximum 6% | 3.50% |
Ash | Maximum 15% | 9.20% |
pH (2% solution) | 6.5 – 7.5 | 7.2 |
ELEMENTAL PROFILE
| TYPICAL ANALYSIS |
Calcium | 0.020% |
Magnesium | 0.012% |
Potassium | 2.11% |
Sodium | 4.09% |
AMINO ACIDS
| Total (g/100g) |
| Total (g/100g) |
| Total (g/100g) |
Alanine | 3.47 | Histidine | 1.72 | Proline | 6.25 |
Arginine | 3.31 | Isoleucine | 3.35 | Serine | 3.80 |
Aspartic acid | 8.78 | Leucine | 5.80 | Threonine | 6.27 |
Cystine | 0.50 | Lysine | 5.40 | Tryptophan | 0.87 |
Glutamic acid | 15.04 | Methionine | 1.65 | Tyrosine | 1.49 |
Glycine | 3.45 | Phenylalanine | 3.15 | Valine | 4.21 |
GROWTH SUPPORTING PROPERTIES
Peptone Agar | Good |
MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST
Standard plate count | Less than 5000 col/g |
