Is r-(s-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 sh-Polypeptide-62) vegetarian?

This is a single-chain fusion peptide produced by fermentation in E. coli, using a synthetic gene fusing sequences from rainbow trout oligopeptide-1 and polypeptide-62. It contains 477 amino acids and may include disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, but is produced biotechnologically rather than extracted from fish.

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

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