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Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

Alpha Modification, with nucleosides, ʟ-glutamine, and sodium bicarbonate, sterile liquid, suitable for cell culture

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Synonym(s):
EMEM, MEM
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

Quality Level

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

Endotoxin, tested

components

glucose: 1.0 g/L
L-glutamine: 0.292 g/L
phenol red: 0.011 g/L
NaHCO3: 2.2 g/L

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), developed by Harry Eagle, is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. This is the most enriched variation of the MEM formulation offered. It contains all 21 normal amino acids, some at increased concentrations. In addition, it contains 5 additional vitamins. See formulation for details. Often used in cytogenetic analysis when supplemented with FBS.

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Health hazard

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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