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Gibco™ Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium-Ethanolamine (ITS -X) (100X)

Catalog No. 51500056
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Description

A basal medium supplement to reduce the amount of fetal bovine serum (FBS) needed to culture cells

  • ITS-X solution is routinely used, in combination with 2 to 4% FBS, to support cell types that require ethanolamine, such as bronchial epithelial cell
  • Insulin promotes glucose and amino acid uptake, lipogenesis, intracellular transport, and the synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids
  • Transferrin is an iron carrier and may also help to reduce toxic levels of oxygen radicals and peroxide
  • Selenium, as sodium selenite is a cofactor for glutathione peroxidase and other proteins that is used as an antioxidant in media
  • Ethanolamine is a precursor of phosphoglycerides which are essential to the structure of the plasma membrane and cellular organelles
  • Manufactured at a cGMP compliant facility, located in Grand Island, New York, registered with the FDA as a medical device manufacturer and certified to ISO 13485 standards

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Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Specifications

Content And Storage Storage conditions: 2°C to 8°C
Shipping conditions: Room temperature
Shelf life: 18 months from date of manufacture
Cell Type Mammalian Cells
Concentration 100 X
Form Liquid
Product Type Transferrin
Sterility Sterile-filtered
With Additives Insulin
Quantity 10 mL
Shipping Condition Room Temperature

Safety and Handling

WARNING: Cancer - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

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