Gibco™ MEM α, nucleosides, powder

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) α is widely used for mammalian cell culture as well as selection for transfected DHFR negative cells.

Brand:  Gibco™ 11900016

Product Code. 10533283

Description

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) α is widely used for mammalian cell culture as well as selection for transfected DHFR negative cells. MEM α can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including keratinocytes, primary rat astrocytes, and human melanoma cells. We offer a variety of Gibco™ MEM α modifications for a range of cell culture applications. Find the right formulation using the media selector tool.

This MEM α is modified as follows:
With: Ribonucleosides, Deoxyribonucleosides, L-glutamine, Phenol Red
Without: Sodium Bicarbonate

The complete formulation is available.

Gibco™ MEM α is a modification of Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) that contains non-essential amino acids, sodium pyruvate, lipoic acid, B₁₂, biotin, and ascorbic acid. MEM α is available without nucleosides for use as a selection medium for DG44 and other DHFR negative cells. This product is made with Earle’s salts.

MEM α contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, MEM α requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). MEM α uses a sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2 g/L) and therefore requires a 5-10% CO₂ environment to maintain physiological pH.

Powder forms of Gibco™ cell culture medium require sodium bicarbonate supplementation, pH adjustment, and filtration at the time of preparation (see protocol for details).

Specifications

• Content And Storage: Storage conditions: 2-8° C.
  Shipping conditions: Ambient.
  Shelf life: 36 months from date of manufacture.
• Cell Type: Mammalian Cells
• Culture Type: Mammalian Cell Culture
• Product Type: Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) alpha
• With Additives: Glutamine, Phenol Red, Sodium Pyruvate
• Manufacturing Quality: cGMP-compliant under the ISO 13485 standard
• pH: 3.3 to 3.9
• Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

• Culture Environment: CO₂
• Classification: Animal Origin-free
• Form: Powder
• Serum Level: Standard Serum Supplementation
• Without Additives: No HEPES, No Sodium Bicarbonate
• Osmolality: 240 - 290 mOsm/kg
• Product Line: Gibco™