Is Barley sh-Polypeptide-1 vegetarian?

Barley sh-Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant human peptide produced by barley plants using transient expression or transgenesis with a human gene identical to that encoding Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor. It contains up to 288 amino acids and may include disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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