Description
BBL™ Acidicase™ Peptone is a hydrochloric acid hydrolysate of casein. The manufacturing
process produces a casein hydrolysate that has a high salt content of approximately 37% and
nitrogen content of approximately 8%. The hydrolysis of the casein, a milk protein rich in
amino acid nitrogen, is carried out until all the nitrogen is converted to amino acids or other
compounds of relative simplicity. It is deficient in cystine, because casein contains little cystine,
and in tryptophan, which is destroyed by the acid treatment.