Merck Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

With Hanks′ salts, L-glutamine and non-essential amino acids, without sodium bicarbonate, powder, suitable for cell culture

MEM

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

성분

Hanks’ salts (2% CO2): yes
sodium pyruvate: no
NaHCO3: no
L-glutamine: yes
phenol red: yes
HEPES: no

배송 상태

ambient

저장 온도

2-8°C

Modification of the original MEM formulation. Earle′s salts have been replaced with Hanks′ salts. Since the bicarbonate concentration is substantially lower, this medium has a substantially reduced buffering capacity. It 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. May be preferred for growth of adherent cells in the presence of reduced serum or as a base for development of a serum free medium.