Peptone
Peptone is a powder with a light yellow appearance, produced by hydrolyzing meat, casein, or gelatin with acid or protease and then drying the resultant substance. It possesses a distinctive meat-like aroma. Proteins can also form peptone after being decomposed by acid, alkali, or protease. One of the initial digestion products of proteins in the stomach is peptone. Peptone is rich in organic nitrogen compounds and contains some vitamins and carbohydrates. It serves as a primary ingredient in microbial culture media and is widely used in various fields such as antibiotics, pharmaceutical industry, fermentation industry, biochemical products, and microbiological research. It can also be used to treat digestive tract diseases. Different organisms require specific amino acids and polypeptides, hence the existence of various peptones. Generally, proteins used in peptone production include animal proteins (casein, meat), plant proteins (beans), and microbial proteins (yeast). Peptone provides nutrients such as C sources, N sources, and growth factors for microorganisms.