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S5394

Sigma-Aldrich

Lipoprotein Deficient Serum from fetal calf

frozen liquid

Synonym(s):

Fetal Calf Serum, Lipoprotein Deficient Serum

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.61
biological source:
bovine fetus
form:
frozen liquid
shipped in:
dry ice

biological source

bovine fetus

Quality Level

200

form

frozen liquid

concentration

≥14 mg protein/mL Biuret

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable
cell culture | stem cell: suitable

impurities

<1 ng/mg protein endotoxin
<5 % of normal lipoprotein

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Studies show that the production of sterols is reduced in human fibroblasts cultured in the presence of lipoprotein deficient serum.

Application

Lipoprotein Deficient Serum from fetal calf has been used as a supplement in culture media to grow Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-derived cells, thymic lobes and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

Preparation Note

Aseptically filtered, 0.2 μm
Dialyzed against Dulbecco′s phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4-7.5

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

S5394-PH:
S5394PROC:
S5394-50ML-PW:
S3938-.4ML-PW:
S5394-50ML:
S5394-BULK:
S5394-VAR:

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SLCJ5148
SLBW0309
SLBQ5608V
SLBN4785V
SLBL5464V

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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) cleavage regulates Golgi-to-endoplasmic reticulum recycling of SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP)
Shao W and Espenshade PJ
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(11), 7547-7557 (2014)
Lipid-mediated presentation of MHC class II molecules guides thymocytes to the CD4 lineage
Komaniwa S, et al.
European Journal of Immunology, 39(1), 96-112 (2009)
P M Giles et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 113(2), 183-191 (1981-06-18)
The biosynthesis and efflux of sterols from cells into the medium were investigated in skin fibroblasts from a control, a patient with obligate heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia and a patient with the homozygous condition. The behaviour of the cells was studied
Ying Wang et al.
Cell death discovery, 7(1), 201-201 (2021-08-06)
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a lipid-like mobile electron transporter of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Patients with partial loss-of-function mutations in the CoQ biosynthesis pathway suffer from partial primary CoQ deficiency (MIM 607426). This leads to mitochondrial dysfunction, which presents like
Liliana M R Silva et al.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 12, 809606-809606 (2022-03-01)
Apicomplexan parasites are considered as defective in cholesterol synthesis. Consequently, they need to scavenge cholesterol from the host cell by either enhancing the uptake of extracellular cholesterol sources or by upregulating host cellular de-novo biosynthesis. Given that Eimeria bovis macromeront
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