Is Pichia Pastoris Extract/sr-(Sturgeon Polypeptide-4 Hexapeptide-40) vegetarian?

This is a single-chain recombinant peptide produced by fermentation in Pichia pastoris yeast, from a fusion gene combining sr-Sturgeon Polypeptide-4 and Hexapeptide-40 sequences. Although named after sturgeon, the peptide is produced entirely through biotechnological fermentation, not from animal tissue.

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

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