Is Potato sh-Oligopeptide-1 vegetarian?

Potato sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a single-chain recombinant peptide identical in sequence to human Epidermal Growth Factor, produced in potato (Solanum tuberosum) via transient expression or stable transgenic insertion of the human EGF gene.

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

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