YPD broth or agar are used for routine growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for molecular biology studies.

• Available in ready-to-use pouches
• YPD agar media contains agar in addition to the other ingredients

It is a nutritionally rich medium containing dextrose, peptone and yeast extract. Dextrose is the energy source. Yeast extract and peptone provide carbon, nitrogen, minerals, vitamins, trace ingredients and other essential growth nutrients which stimulate the growth of yeasts.