Gibco™ MEM (Richter's Modification), No Gentamycin, Liquid   

Minimum Essential Medium is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media

Manufacturer:  Gibco™ A1048901

Catalog No. A1048901

Description

MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes.

• It is modified formulation of Eagle's MEM that contains iron, zinc, putrescine, fatty acids, and gentamycin
• Modification also includes very high concentrations of both choline chloride and i-Inositol
• It was further modified with L-glutamine, and without gentamicin sulfate
• Contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors
• Requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
• Uses sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2g/L) and therefore requires 5-10% CO₂ environment to maintain physiological pH

Cell Culture, Mammalian Cell Culture

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Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

Compliance

Gibco Richter's MEM is manufactured at a cGMP compliant facility, located in Grand Island, New York. The facility is registered with the FDA as a medical device manufacturer and is certified to ISO 13485 standards.

Specifications

• Format: Liquid
• Quantity: 500mL
• With Additives: Low Glucose; L-Glutamine; Phenol Red

• Formulation: Biotin, Calcium Chloride (CaCl₂-2H₂O), Choline chloride, D-Calcium pantothenate, D-Glucose (Dextrose), Ferric Chloride 6H₂O, Folic Acid, L-Arginine, L-Asparagine, L-Cystine, L-Glutamine, L-Histidine hydrochloride-H₂O, L-Isoleucine, L-Leucine, L-Lysine hydrochloride, L-Methionine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Serine, L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, L-Tyrosine, L-Valine, Linoleic Acid, Lipoic Acid, Magnesium Chloride (MgCl₂-6H₂O), Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO₄-7H₂O), Niacinamide, Phenol Red, Potassium Chloride (KCl), Putrescine 2HCl, Pyridoxal hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO₃), Sodium Chloride (NaCl), Sodium Phosphate monobasic (NaH₂PO₄-H₂O), Sodium Pyruvate, Thiamine hydrochloride, Vitamin B12, Zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄-7H₂O), i-Inositol
• Storage Requirements: Storage: 2 – 8°C. Protect from light. Shelf life: 12 months from date of manufacture

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