YEPD oryeast extract peptone dextrose, also often abbreviated asYPD, is a completemedium foryeast growth. It containsyeast extract,peptone,double-distilled water, andglucose (dextrose).[1] It can be used as solid medium by includingagar. The yeast extract will typically contain all theamino acids necessary for growth. By being acomplete medium, YEPD cannot be used as a selection medium to test forauxotrophs. Instead, YEPD is used as a growth medium to grow yeast cultures.
YEPD typically contains 1% yeast extract, 2% peptone, and 2% glucose in distilled water. It may be made as a broth, or made into an agar gel by adding 1.5 to 2% agar.[2][3]
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