B483 

DECARBOXYLASE AGAR BASE

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Peptic digest of animal tissue 

Yeast extract 

Dextrose 

Bromo cresol purple 

Agar 

5.00

3.00

1.00

0.02

15.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 6.5 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 24 gms. in 1000 ml. distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Add 5 gms. of desired L-Amino acid (L-Lysine, L-Arginine, L-Ornithine) in hydrochloride form per litre of the medium. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Dispense into sterile test tubes and cool in a slanted position .When L-ornithine hydrochloride is used, readjustment of pH is necessary.

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