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M3769

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Medium 199

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

Synonym(s):

M199 Medium, TCM 199

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.71

Quality Level

500

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

components

L-glutamine: no
phenol red: no
HEPES: no
sodium pyruvate: no
Earle’s salts (5% CO2): yes
NaHCO3: no

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Medium 199 is a combination of vitamins, amino acids, and other factors that were originally developed as a completely defined media formulation for the culture of primary explants. This medium, when properly supplemented has broad applicability, particularly for non-transformed cells. Medium 199 is widely used for vaccine production, in vitro cultivation of primary pancreatic explants, and lens tissues.

Application

Medium 199 has been used:
  • to culture the primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) for use in cell viability assay
  • to flush the uterine horn of gilts to recover day 12 conceptuses from uteri
  • to culture the peritoneal cells and immortalized human mesothelial cells (MeT-5A and ATCC-CRL-9444)

Quantity

Formulated to contain 9.4 grams of powder per liter of medium.

Reconstitution

Supplement with 0.1 g/L L-glutamine, 2.2 g/L sodium bicarbonate.

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

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JAN Code

M3769-VAR:
M3769-2X5L:
M3769-25K:
M3769-10X1L:
M3769-50KG:
M3769-25KG:
M3769-10L:
M3769-50L:
M3769-BULK:
M3769LF1-BIBC:
M3769-1L:
M3769-50K:
M3769-PROC:
M3769-BIBC:
M3769-ALC2:
M3769-ALC:

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0000322679
0000321888
0000321588
0000321349
0000321744

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Diane G Edmondson et al.
mBio, 12(1) (2021-02-25)
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, has now been cultured in vitro continuously for periods exceeding 3 years using a system consisting of coculture with Sf1Ep rabbit epithelial cells in TpCM-2 medium and a low-oxygen environment. In
Luciana de Lima Ferreira et al.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 14(12), e0009015-e0009015 (2020-12-29)
Trypanosoma rangeli is a non-pathogenic protozoan parasite that infects mammals, including humans, in Chagas disease-endemic areas of South and Central America. The parasite is transmitted to a mammalian host when an infected triatomine injects metacyclic trypomastigotes into the host's skin
J L N Barratt et al.
Parasitology, 137(13), 1867-1878 (2010-07-09)
Dientamoeba fragilis is a pathogen of the human gastrointestinal tract that is a common cause of diarrhoea. A paucity of knowledge on the in vitro cultivation and cryopreservation of Dientamoeba has meant that few studies have been conducted to investigate
Klaus Kratochwill et al.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 27(3), 937-946 (2011-08-23)
Exposure of mesothelial cells to peritoneal dialysis fluids (PDF) results in cytoprotective cellular stress responses (CSR) that counteract PDF-induced damage. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the CSR may be inadequate in relevant models of peritoneal dialysis (PD)
Kenneth W Olsen et al.
Molecular vision, 17, 270-278 (2011-02-02)
The crystalline lens is a unique cellular organ that performs metabolic processes while maintaining transparency for optical functionality. Mitochondria play a role in providing cells with aerobic respiration necessary for these metabolic processes. Using menadione, a mitochondria-specific inhibitor of the
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Medium 199 supports non-transformed cell cultivation in virology and vaccine production, offering broad species applicability.

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