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Gibco™ MEM (Richter's modification), no phenol red 
Minimum Essential Medium is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media
Manufacturer: Gibco™ 10373017
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. Gibco MEM, developed by Harry Eagle, was based on his earlier formulation of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). Many other modifications of MEM followed, including Glasgow's MEM, MEM α, DMEM, and Temin's Modification.
- Available with Earle's salts for use in CO2 incubator, or with Hank's salts for use without CO2
- 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
- It is modified as follows: with L-glutamine, Gentamycin, Proline, sodium pyruvate, zinc; without HEPES, phenol red and insulin
- Modified formulation of Eagle's MEM that contains iron, zinc, putrescine, fatty acids, and gentamycin, high concentrations of both choline chloride and i-Inositol
- Made with Earle's salts
- Sustainable packaging
Cell Culture, Mammalian Cell Culture
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Shipping Condition: Room Temperature
Compliance
Gibco 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
| Storage conditions: 2-8°C. Protect from light Shipping conditions: Ambient Shelf life: 12 months from date of manufacture |
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| L-Glutamine | |
| No HEPES | |
| Gibco™ | |
| Sodium Pyruvate |
| Liquid | |
| Sustainable packaging | |
| No Phenol Red | |
| Room Temperature | |
| 500 ml |
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