M0450

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

Alpha Modification, with nucleosides, ʟ-glutamine, and sodium bicarbonate, sterile liquid, suitable for cell culture

• Synonym(s): EMEM, MEM
• UNSPSC Code: 12352207
• NACRES: NA.75

Properties

• product name: Minimum Essential Medium Eagle, Alpha Modification, With ribonucleosides, L-glutamine, deoxyribonucleosides and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture
• Quality Level: 400
• sterility: sterile-filtered
• form: liquid
• technique(s): cell culture | mammalian: suitable
• impurities: Endotoxin, tested
• components: glucose: 1.0 g/L; L-glutamine: 0.292 g/L; phenol red: 0.011 g/L; NaHCO₃: 2.2 g/L
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C

Description

General description

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), developed by Harry Eagle, is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. This is the most enriched variation of the MEM formulation offered. It contains all 21 normal amino acids, some at increased concentrations. In addition, it contains 5 additional vitamins. See formulation for details. Often used in cytogenetic analysis when supplemented with FBS.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H334
• Precautionary Statements: P261 - P284 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Resp. Sens. 1
• Storage Class Code: 12 - Non Combustible Liquids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable