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Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

with Earle′s salts and non-essential amino acids, without L-glutamine, phenol red and sodium bicarbonate, Modified, powder, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

EMEM, MEM

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

Quality Level

500

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

components

Earle’s salts (5% CO2): yes
L-glutamine: no
HEPES: no
NaHCO3: no
sodium pyruvate: no
phenol red: no

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle 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. This medium is preferred for the growth of adherent cells in the presence of reduced serum or as a base for the development of a serum-free medium. It is suitable for a wide variety of cells grown in monolayers.

Application

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle has been used:

  • to culture endometrial adenocarcinoma Ishikawa cells for bisphenol studies
  • to culture MCF-7 cells for experimental treatments with hormone
  • to maintain zebrafish pineal glands for action spectrum analysis

Features and Benefits

Contains high concentrations of amino acids so the medium resembles the protein composition of cultured mammalian cells

Quantity

Formulated to contain 9.3 grams of powder per liter of medium.

Reconstitution

Supplement with 0.292 g/L L-glutamine, 2.2 g/L sodium bicarbonate.

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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