| Bioactivity | Tryptone is a common component of biological media. The main components of Tryptone were the digestion of casein by trypsin, including the peptones, small peptides and amino acids generated from the hydrolysis of casein. Tryptone provides nutrients needed for bacterial growth, especially nitrogen and carbon sources. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Tryptone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 73049-73-7 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Liana AE, et al. T4 bacteriophage conjugated magnetic particles for E. coli capturing: Influence of bacteriophage loading, temperature and tryptone. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2017 Mar 1;151:47-57. |