Brain Heart Infusion (BHI, work-in-progress)

The brain-heart infusion (BHI) medium is a nutrient-rich medium used for the cultivation of various microbes, that either do not have specific known growth requirements or require very rich media.

Attention

This medium definition is still a work in progress and might be subject to changes in the future. The definition below is mainly developed by Dr. Reihaneh Mostolizadeh.

Table 1 BHI composition

name

flux

source

3-[(2R)-2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamido]propanoate [Pantothenate]

10.0

None

4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol [Pyridoxine]

10.0

None

Adenosine

10.0

None

Ammonia

10.0

None

Biotin

10.0

None

Calcium(II) cation [Ca(2+)]

10.0

None

Chloride [Cl(-)]

10.0

None

Choline

10.0

None

Cob(I)alamin

10.0

None

Cob(II)alamin

10.0

None

Cobalt(II) cation [Co(2+)]

10.0

None

Copper(II) cation [Cu(2+)]

10.0

None

Creatine

10.0

None

Cytidine

10.0

None

D-Glucose

10.0

None

Dioxygen [O2]

10.0

None

Glycerol

10.0

None

Glycine

0.21999999999999997

None

Guanosine

10.0

None

Hexadecanoate [Palmitic acid]

10.0

None

Hydrogen [H(+)]

10.0

None

Iron(II) cation [Fe(2+)]

10.0

None

Iron(III) cation [Fe(3+)]

10.0

None

L-Cystine

0.03

None

L-Alanine

0.28

None

L-Arginine

0.36

None

L-Asparagine

10.0

None

L-Aspartate

0.63

None

L-Carnitine

10.0

None

L-Cysteine

10.0

None

L-Glutamate

2.11

None

L-Glutamine

10.0

None

L-Histidine

0.27

None

L-Isoleucine

0.56

None

L-Leucine

0.8400000000000001

None

L-Lysine

0.75

None

L-Methionine

0.27

None

L-Phenylalanine

0.45999999999999996

None

L-Proline

0.99

None

L-Serine

0.56

None

L-Threonine

0.42000000000000004

None

L-Tryptophan

0.10999999999999999

None

L-Tyrosine

0.61

None

L-Valine

0.5

None

Magnesium(II) cation [Mg(2+)]

10.0

None

Manganese(II) cation [Mn(2+)]

10.0

None

N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid [Folate]

10.0

None

Phosphate [PO4(3-)]

10.0

None

Potassium(I) cation [K(+)]

10.0

None

Pyridine-3-carboxylate [Niacin]

10.0

None

Riboflavin

10.0

None

Sodium(I) cation [Na(+)]

10.0

None

Sulfate [SO4(2-)]

10.0

None

Tetradecanoate

10.0

None

Tetraoxidomolybdate(VI) [Molybdate]

10.0

None

Thiamine

10.0

None

Thymidine

10.0

None

Urea

10.0

None

Uridine

10.0

None

Vitamin B12

10.0

None

Water [H2O]

10.0

None

Zinc(II) cation [Zn(2+)]

10.0

None

Coenzyme A

10.0

None

Glycylglycine

1.0

None