Skip to Content
MilliporeSigma
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

M1018

Sigma-Aldrich

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

With Hanks′ salts, ʟ-glutamine and non-essential amino acids, without sodium bicarbonate, powder, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

EMEM, MEM

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

product name

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle, With Hanks′ salts, L-glutamine and non-essential amino acids, without sodium bicarbonate, powder, suitable for cell culture

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

components

phenol red: yes
NaHCO3: no
HEPES: no
sodium pyruvate: no
Hanks’ salts (2% CO2): yes
L-glutamine: yes

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Modification of the original MEM formulation. Earle′s salts have been replaced with Hanks′ salts. Since the bicarbonate concentration is substantially lower, this medium has a substantially reduced buffering capacity. It 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. May be preferred for growth of adherent cells in the presence of reduced serum or as a base for development of a serum free medium.

Quantity

Formulated to contain 10.7 grams of powder per liter of medium.

Reconstitution

Supplement with 0.35 g/L sodium bicarbonate.

Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

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

Claudia Penna et al.
Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 30(8), 1171-1179 (2010-11-26)
The Chromogranin A (CgA)-derived anti-hypertensive peptide catestatin (CST) antagonizes catecholamine secretion, and is a negative myocardial inotrope acting via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism. It is not known whether CST contributes to ischemia/reperfusion injury or is a component of a cardioprotective
Tadashi Yoshida et al.
Cellular signalling, 73, 109690-109690 (2020-06-20)
Minocycline, an FDA-approved second-generation semisynthetic tetracycline, exerts antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects, independent of its antimicrobial properties. Interleukin (IL)-17A is an immune and inflammatory mediator, and its sustained induction is associated with various cardiovascular diseases. Here we investigated (i) whether
Melina J Sedano et al.
Cancers, 12(6) (2020-06-14)
Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase 1 (HPRT1) is traditionally believed to be a housekeeping gene; however, recent reports suggest that it is upregulated in several cancers and is associated with clinical outcomes. HPRT1 is located on chromosome X and encodes the HPRT
Tim Y Hou et al.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 506, 110746-110746 (2020-02-09)
Estrogen-responsive breast cancer cells exhibit both basal and estrogen-regulated transcriptional programs, which lead to the transcription of many different transcription units (i.e., genes), including those that produce coding and non-coding sense (e.g., mRNA, lncRNA) and antisense (i.e., asRNA) transcripts. We
Nguyen T K Vo et al.
Developmental and comparative immunology, 92, 140-149 (2018-11-20)
Viral double-stranded (ds)RNA is a potent pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), capable of inducing a strong antiviral state within the cell, protecting the cell from virus infection. In mammals and fish, sensing extracellular dsRNA is mediated by cell-surface class A scavenger

Articles

A large selection of MEM formulations. Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), developed by Harry Eagle, is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media.

Protocols

Powdered media and salt mixtures are extremely hygroscopic and should be protected from atmospheric moisture.

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