9a .
VY/2, REDUCED MEDIUM
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Equipment needed:
Autoclave
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Final pH:
7.2
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| Compound | Amount | Unit | |||
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Baker's yeast | 2.50 | g | ||
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CaCl2 x 2 H2O | 1.36 | g | ||
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Vitamin B12 | 0.50 | mg | ||
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Agar
(Difco) |
8.00 | g | ||
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Distilled water | 1000.00 | ml | ||
| 1 Sterilize vitamin B12 separately by filtration. Prepare and store yeast cells as autoclaved stock suspension (5 g baker's yeast/100 ml distilled water, adjust pH to 6.5 and autoclave). | |||||
| 2 Adjust pH of medium to 7.2 with KOH before as well as after autoclaving and cooling to 50°C (use pH-indicator paper). | |||||
| 3 For suspension of freeze-dried cells from ampoules add about 0.5 - 1.0 ml medium MD1 (per liter: casiton, 3.0 g; CaCl2 x 2 H2O, 0.7 g; MgSO4 x 7 H2O, 2.0 g) to the vial with freeze dried material. | |||||