Thermo Scientific Chemicals LB Broth (Lennox)

Description

LB Broth (Lennox) is nutritionally rich medium developed by Lennox for the growth and maintenance of pure culture of recombinant strains of E. coli. It is a rich growth medium that contains all the nutritional requirements for E.Coli stains. In the formula, Tryptone provides nitrogen, vitamins, minerals and amino acids essential for growths. Yeast extract is source of vitamins, particularly the B-group. Sodium chloride supplies essential electrolytes for transport and osmotic balance.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

General Description

• LB Broth is composed of tryptone (pancreatic digest of casein), sodium chloride, and yeast extract. The tryptone provides nitrogen, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids essential for the growth of these strains. Yeast extract is a source of vitamins, particularly the B-group. The sodium chloride supplies essential electrolytes for transport and osmotic balance

Application

• LB Broth (Lennox) is a rich growth medium that contains all the nutritional requirements for the growth and maintenance of a pure culture of recombinant Escherichia coli strains to allow for plasmid purification and/or protein expression
• LB Broth (Lennox) is used for resuspension of T. pyriformis cell fractions in a study to perform the fractionation of cellular extracts