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M-Gredient® Malt Extract

for Biotechnology and Microbiology

Synonym(s):

Malt extract

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CAS Number:
8002-48-0
UNSPSC Code:
41106212
NACRES:
NA.74
MDL number:
MFCD00131570
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biological source

corn

Quality Level

200

description

Purified and clarified malt extract, supplemented with growth factors

sterility

non-sterile

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

chlorides, ~2% , reducing sugars (as maltose), ≥60%

ign. residue

~3%

loss

~6% loss on drying

pH

5-6 (3% in H2O)

solubility

H2O: 3%, faintly turbid, yellow

application(s)

microbiology

General description

Malt extract powder is prepared from an aqueous extract of sprouted malt grains and dried at low temperatures to preserve nutrients. This malt extract is a purified and clarified malt extract, supplemented with growth factors. It is easily soluble in water. It contains a mix of carbohydrates (mainly maltose) and growth factors. It is ideally suitable for use in media employed for cultivation of fungi.

Application

Malt extract powder is added to specific culture media to enhance the nutrient quality of the media. It is most suited to enhance the growth and cultivation of fungi, yeasts, and molds

Legal Information

M-GREDIENT is a registered trademark of Merch KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

监管及禁止进口产品

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Articles

Base Ingredients of Microbiology Media

Culture media provides a habitat with suitable nutrients, energy sources, and certain environmental conditions for the growth of microorganisms. The components of the culture media range from simple sugars to peptones, salts, antibiotics, and complex indicators.

Losee L Ling et al.
Nature, 517(7535), 455-459 (2015-01-07)
Antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than the introduction of new compounds into clinical practice, causing a public health crisis. Most antibiotics were produced by screening soil microorganisms, but this limited resource of cultivable bacteria was overmined by the 1960s. Synthetic

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
70167-500G04061832809489