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Gibco™ Fetal Bovine Serum, exosome-depleted

Description
Gibco™ Exosome-Depleted FBS streamLines and standardizes cell culture workflows for exosome research. It is ready to use and performance tested to help save time and enable optimal exosome preparations.
- Lowest exosome background
- Enables consistent results: each lot tested for cell culture performance
- No preparation needed: ultracentrifugation is not required
Exosome-Depleted FBS has been depleted of ≥90% of endogenous exosomes and is intended for use in cell culture exosome isolation assays. Every lot is tested for exosome depletion and culture performance, and our standard quality control assays are conducted to help ensure optimal and consistent results. This ready-to-use FBS for cell culture exosome isolations helps eliminate the risks associated with FBS reagent preparation by ultracentrifugation, for optimal assay results and increased experimental throughput.
Specifications
Specifications
| Content And Storage | Storage conditions: ≤-10°C Shipping conditions: Frozen |
| Species | Bovine |
| Age | Fetal |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Form | Liquid |
| Format | One Shot |
| Product Type | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| Quantity | 50 mL |
| Serum Treatment | Exosome-depleted |
| Sterility | Sterile |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Heating inactivates complement. Active complement can participate in cytolytic events, contract smooth muscle, release histamine from mast cells and platelets, and activate lymphocytic and macrophage cells. Applications where heat-inactivated serum is recommended include immunological studies and culturing of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), insect cells, and smooth muscle cells.
- Heat inactivation helps to achieve bottle-to-bottle and lot-to-lot stability by neutralizing many factors that can vary largely from lot to lot.
- There aren't necessarily disadvantages to heat inactivation of FBS, but there is some evidence that suggests there may be no added benefit to it unless you are carrying out immune studies.
Note: Heat inactivation is performed in a 56 degrees C water bath for 30 min with swirling every 10 min or so for heat distribution and to lower the degree of protein aggregation/flocculant precipitation. Note: If the time or temperature is exceeded, the serum may thicken to a gel. If this occurs, the serum is no longer usable. Unnecessary heat inactivation can take up time and potentially lead to wasted reagents if a mistake is made during the protocol1.
1. Pellerin, et al., Bioengineering, published in 2021.
Yes, the material undergoes USP sterility testing, which includes mycoplasma testing.
Exosome-Depleted FBS is made from Gibco FBS (qualified, US-origin) in the Value category.
Serum can be kept at 2-8 degrees C for up to 4 weeks.
Yes, we also offer a 10 X 50 mL package, which is equivalent to a 500 mL bottle of FBS.
For research use or further manufacturing use only. Serum and blood proteins are not for direct administration into humans or animals.