L2897 Sigma

LB Agar

powder

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Synonym: Luria Bertani Agar

Description

Quantity

35 g per liter

Reconstitution

Preparation instructions
1. Suspend 35 g in 1 L of distilled water.
2. Heat to boiling while stirring to dissolve all ingredients completely.
3. Autoclave for 15 minutes at 121 °C.
To prepare Lennox L Agar: Add 1 g glucose and proceed with preparation instructions as above.
To prepare the medium of Enquist and Sternberg: Aseptically add 10 ml sterile 1 M magnesium sulfate after autoclaving.

Application

LB Agar is a general medium used for microbiology studies. Sigma′s L2897 is composed of Tryptone (pancreatic digest of casein) 10 g/L, Yeast extract 5 g/L, NaCl 5 g/L and Agar 15 g/L.

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Tryptone (pancreatic digest of casein) 10 g/L    
Yeast extract 5 g/L    
NaCl 5 g/L    
Agar 15 g/L    

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