Description
MEM-α-Regular contains:
- Non-essential amino acids.
- Sodium pyruvate.
- Lipoic acid.
- Vitamin B12.
- Biotin and,
- Ascorbic acid.
- Also, MEM-α – Regular does not contain deoxyribonucleosides and ribonucleosides.
- Moreover, GMP Bioscience MEM -α media in Earle’s buffer includes Earles’ buffer
The composition of Earle’s buffer, it contains:
- Calcium chloride
- Magnesium sulfate
- Potassium chloride
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium Phosphate, monobasic
MEM Alpha Modification in Earle’s Buffer (MEM-α – Regular)
it contains:
- Low level of glucose (1.00 g/ liter)
- More importantly, Sodium bicarbonate (2.2 g/L) (if higher than 5% CO2 is used, a higher % of sodium bicarbonate is needed.
- 2 mM L-glutamine (292 mg/L)’
- Also, PurMa Biologics manufactures 118 types of MEM-α
Application
This media can also be used with a variety of suspension and adherent cells including keratinocytes, primary rat astrocytes as well as human melanoma cells. Furthermore, Alpha modification of Minimum Essential Medium Eagle has also been used for the isolation of mesenchymal stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells, and osteoblast.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Red, clear liquid |
| pH | 7.2 ± 0.1 |
| Osmolality | 275-360 mOsm/L |
| Endotoxin | NMT< 2EU/mL |
| Mycoplasma | Negative |
| Suitability | Suitable for mammalian cell culture |
| Additive | Sodium pyruvate |
| Indicator | Phenol red |
| Mycoplasma Detection | Negative |
| Sterility Tested | Sterile filtered using 0.22 µm filter |
| Form | Liquid |
| Shipping Condition | Room temperature |
