Folic Acid Medium, AOAC is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a Folic Acid Medium, AOACemployed for microbiological assay of folic acid using Enterococcus hirae ATCC 8043.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M126-100G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 100g

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Light amber coloured, clear solution, which may have slight precipitate
• Reaction: Reaction of 11.1% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 6.70.2
• pH: 6.50-6.90
• Cultural Response :Gradual increase in growth with increasing standard Folic acid concentration 0,2,4,6,8,10 ng per assay tube is recorded as equivalent increase in absorbance at 620nm
• Cultural Response: Microbiological assay of Folic acid is carried out using Enterococcus hirae ATCC 8043 as per AOAC.After an incubation at 35-37C for 18-24 hours ,good growth is obtained