Corn steep liquor

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Corn steep liquor

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{{Short description|By-product of corn wet-milling}}
{{Short description|By-product of corn wet-milling}}
[[File:Penicillin Past, Present and Future- the Development and Production of Penicillin, England, 1943 D16965.jpg|thumb|A lab worker spraying penicillin mould into flasks of corn steep liquor, 1943]]
[[File:Penicillin Past, Present and Future- the Development and Production of Penicillin, England, 1943 D16965.jpg|thumb|A lab worker spraying penicillin mould into flasks of corn steep liquor, 1943]]
'''Corn steep liquor''' is a [[by-product]] of [[corn wet-milling]].{{cite journal | last1=Liggett | first1=R. W. | last2=Koffler | first2=H. | title=Corn Steep Liquor in Microbiology | journal=Bacteriological Reviews | volume=12 | issue=4 | date=1948 | issn=0005-3678 | pmid=16350125 | pmc=180696 | doi=10.1128/br.12.4.297-311.1948 | doi-access=free | pages=297–311}} A [[viscous]] concentrate of corn solubles which contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals,{{cite web |url=http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/c4648 |title=Corn steep liquor |website= Sigma-Aldrich}} it is an important constituent of some types of fungal and plant [[culture media]]. It was used in the culturing of ''[[Penicillium]]'' during research into [[penicillin]] by American microbiologist [[Andrew J. Moyer]].{{cite web | last=Carroll | first=Andrew | title=Here is Where: Penicillin Comes to Peoria | website=HistoryNet | date=2014-06-02 | url=https://www.historynet.com/here-is-where-penicillin-comes-to-peoria/ }} It is an excellent source of organic [[nitrogen]].
'''Corn steep liquor''' is a [[by-product]] of [[corn wet-milling]].{{cite journal | last1=Liggett | first1=R. W. | last2=Koffler | first2=H. | title=Corn Steep Liquor in Microbiology | journal=Bacteriological Reviews | volume=12 | issue=4 | date=1948 | issn=0005-3678 | pmid=16350125 | pmc=180696 | doi=10.1128/br.12.4.297-311.1948 | doi-access=free | pages=297–311}} A [[viscous]] concentrate of corn solubles which contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals,{{cite web |url=http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/c4648 |title=Corn steep liquor |website= Sigma-Aldrich}} it is an important constituent of some types of [[fungus]] and [[plant]] [[cell culture media]]. It was used in the culturing of ''[[Penicillium]]'' during research into [[penicillin]] by American microbiologist [[Andrew J. Moyer]].{{cite web | last=Carroll | first=Andrew | title=Here is Where: Penicillin Comes to Peoria | website=HistoryNet | date=2014-06-02 | url=https://www.historynet.com/here-is-where-penicillin-comes-to-peoria/ }} It is an excellent source of organic [[nitrogen]].


Corn steep liquor has [[CAS number]] 66071-94-1 and [[European Community number|EC Number]] 266-113-4.
Corn steep liquor has [[CAS number]] 66071-94-1 and [[European Community number|EC Number]] 266-113-4.
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