Yeast Peptone Dextrose Liquid Media
Yeast extract, peptone, and dextrose (YPD) media is a rich, non-selective growth medium formulated to support the rapid growth of yeast and fungi and high biomass production by supplying essential nutrients, amino acids, vitamins, and an easily metabolized carbon source. It is widely used for routine yeast culturing, strain maintenance, QC, and biomanufacturing in academic and industrial settings.
Our YPD liquid media is supplied ready-to-use, eliminating the need for media preparation and reducing variability and contamination risk. To prepare YPD liquid media yourself, dissolve yeast extract, peptone, and dextrose in water, then sterilize to ensure sterility.
YPD contains yeast extract, peptone, and dextrose and is the standard medium for rapid yeast growth and general culturing. YPAD builds on YPD by adding adenine to support the growth of adenine auxotrophs, while YM media includes malt extract and is often used for broader yeast and fungal cultivation. YPG replaces dextrose with galactose as the carbon source to induce GAL-regulated gene expression, perform strain QC, or for routine growth.
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