Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

R0883

Sigma-Aldrich

RPMI-1640 Medium

With sodium bicarbonate, without ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

MDL number:
MFCD00217820
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

product name

RPMI-1640 Medium, With sodium bicarbonate, without L-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

components

sodium pyruvate: no
phenol red: yes
L-glutamine: no
NaHCO3: yes
HEPES: no

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

General description

RPMI 1640 Medium was developed at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1966 by Moore and his co-workers. A modification of McCoy′s 5A Medium, it was formulated to support lymphoblastoid cells in suspension culture, but it has since been shown to support a wide variety of cells that are anchorage-dependent. Originally intended to be used with a serum supplement, RPMI 1640 has been shown to support several cell lines in the absence of serum. It has also been widely used in fusion protocols and in the growth of hybrid cells. This medium is suitable for culturing human normal and neoplastic leukocytes.

Application

RPMI-1640 Medium has been used:
  • to culture PC-3 prostate cell line and Jurkat cells
  • to maintain a triple-negative MDA-MB-231 and a luminal type MCF7 human Caucasian breast adenocarcinoma cell line
  • to cultivate circulating tumor cells (CTCs)

Reconstitution

Supplement with 0.3 g/L L-glutamine.

also commonly purchased with this product

Product No.
Description
Pricing

supplement

Product No.
Description
Pricing

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

MUC1 antigen-specific CD8 T lymphocytes targeting MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast adenocarcinoma cell lines
Parsonidis P, et al.
Journal of Cancer Therapy, 10(07), 495-495 (2019)
M Mathur et al.
JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 53(198), 108-112 (2016-03-20)
Dermatophytosis is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails caused by Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton dermatophytic species. Identification of causative dermatophytic species tend to vary with time and place and antifungal sensitivity is of epidemiological concern
Stepan Coufal et al.
Cells, 8(7) (2019-07-25)
Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC-IBD), share three major pathogenetic mechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-gut dysbiosis, gut barrier failure and immune system dysregulation. While clinical differences among them
Adela Ngwewondo et al.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 12(6), e0006565-e0006565 (2018-06-14)
Ivermectin is the only drug currently recommended for the treatment of onchocerciasis, the second leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. This drug kills only the first stage larvae-microfilariae (mf) of Onchocerca volvulus and is to be used cautiously
Nicholas R Meyerson et al.
PLoS pathogens, 14(3), e1006906-e1006906 (2018-03-09)
HIV-1 arose as the result of spillover of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) from great apes in Africa, namely from chimpanzees and gorillas. Chimpanzees and gorillas were, themselves, infected with SIV after virus spillover from African monkeys. During spillover events, SIV
View All Related Papers

Protocols

WST-1 Assay Protocol for Cell Viability

WST-1 assay protocol for cell viability and cytotoxicity measurements with preparation instructions, applications, FAQs, and troubleshooting.

Protocol Guide: XTT Assay for Cell Viability and Proliferation

XTT assay protocol for measuring cell viability, proliferation, activation and cytotoxicity. Instructions for XTT reagent preparation and examples of applications.

MTT Assay Protocol for Cell Viability and Proliferation

MTT assay protocol for measuring cell viability, proliferation and cytotoxicity. Instructions for MTT reagent preparation and examples of applications.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service