Gibco™ MEM α, nucleosides, GlutaMAX™ Supplement 

Description

MEM α can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including keratinocytes, primary rat astrocytes, and human melanoma cells.

• Gibco MEM α is modification of Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) that contains non-essential amino acids, sodium pyruvate, lipoic acid, vitamin B₁₂, biotin, and ascorbic acid
• Aailable without nucleosides for use as selection medium for DG44 and other DHFR negative cells
• Gibco MEM α with GlutaMAX supplement minimizes toxic ammonia build-up and improves cell viability and growth in easy-to-use format
• Modified as follows: with ribonucleosides, deoxyribonucleosides, phenol red, GlutaMAX™
• Made with Earle's salts
• Contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors
• Requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
• Uses sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2g/L) and therefore requires 5-10% CO₂ environment to maintain physiological pH
• Sustainable packaging

Cell Culture, Mammalian Cell Culture