Corn steep liquor

[1] A viscous concentrate of corn solubles which contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals,[2] 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.

[3] It is an excellent source of organic nitrogen.

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

[2] This microbiology-related article is a stub.