Corn steep liquor
Introduction '''Corn steep liquor''' is a by-product of corn wet-milling. A viscous concentrate of corn solubles which contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals, it is an important constituent of some growth media. It was used in the culturing of ''Penicillium'' during research into penicillin by American microbiologist Andrew J. Moyer. It is an excellent source of organic nitrogen.Corn steep liquor has CAS number 66071-94-1 and EC Number 266-113-4.
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