M3024

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

with Earle′s salts and non-essential amino acids, without L-glutamine, phenol red and sodium bicarbonate, Modified, powder, suitable for cell culture

• Synonyma: EMEM, MEM
• NACRES: NA.75
• UNSPSC Code: 12352207

Vlastnosti

• Quality Segment: 500
• form: powder
• technique(s): cell culture | mammalian: suitable
• components: Earle’s salts (5% CO₂): yes; L-glutamine: no; HEPES: no; NaHCO₃: no; sodium pyruvate: no; phenol red: no
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C

Popis

General description

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle contains 19 amino acids. The essential amino acids and the non-essential amino acids: L-ala, L-asn, L-asp, L-glu, L-gly, L-pro, and L-ser. This medium is preferred for the growth of adherent cells in the presence of reduced serum or as a base for the development of a serum-free medium. It is suitable for a wide variety of cells grown in monolayers.

Application

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle has been used:

• to culture endometrial adenocarcinoma Ishikawa cells for bisphenol studies
• to culture MCF-7 cells for experimental treatments with hormone
• to maintain zebrafish pineal glands for action spectrum analysis

Features and Benefits

Contains high concentrations of amino acids so the medium resembles the protein composition of cultured mammalian cells

Preparation Note

Formulated to contain 9.3 grams of powder per liter of medium.

Supplement with 0.292 g/L L-glutamine, 2.2 g/L sodium bicarbonate.

Bezpečnostní informace

• Skladovací třída: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable