Is sr-Hagfish Polypeptide-1 vegetarian?

sr-Hagfish Polypeptide-1 is a single-chain recombinant protein produced by fermentation in E. coli, using a synthesized gene identical to that coding for Thread Biopolymer Filament Subunit Alpha derived from hagfish. Although the sequence originates from an animal (hagfish), the protein itself is manufactured via microbial fermentation without use of animal-derived material.

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

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