G6148

Glasgow Minimum Essential Medium

With L-glutamine, without tryptose phosphate broth and sodium bicarbonate, powder, suitable for cell culture

• Synonym(s): BHK medium, GMEM
• MDL number: MFCD00243118
• NACRES: NA.75
• UNSPSC Code: 12352207

Properties

• Quality Segment: 500
• form: powder
• technique(s): cell culture | mammalian: suitable
• components: glucose: 4.5 g/L; phenol red: 0.0213 g/L; L-glutamine: 0.292 g/L; NaHCO₃: no
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C

Description

General description

Glasgow Minimum Essential Medium is suitable for the study of genetic factors affecting cell competence.

Application

Glasgow Minimum Essential Medium has been used:

• in toxin entry assays
• for 3 H-palmitate labeling
• to culture embryonic stem cells

Preparation Note

Supplement with 2.75 g/L sodium bicarbonate and Tryptose phosphate broth solution (T 8159) at 100 ml/L of medium.

Formulated to contain 12.5 grams of powder per liter of medium.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H318
• pcodes: P280 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves