Is Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 sh-Polypeptide-9 vegan?

This ingredient is a fusion peptide of Hexapeptide-40 with a recombinant human peptide, produced in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana (tobacco) plants after introducing a synthetic copy of the human gene coding for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, containing up to 412 amino acids.

An ingredient is considered vegan if it contains no animal-derived components at any point in its production.

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