Gibco™ MEM, HEPES, GlutaMAX™ Supplement

Requires

Supplementation

Minimum Essential Medium is commonly used of all cell culture media

MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes. Gibco MEM, developed by Harry Eagle, was based on his earlier formulation of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). Many other modifications of MEM followed, including Glasgow's MEM, MEM α, DMEM, and Temin's Modification.

• Available with Earle's salts for use in CO₂ incubator, or with Hank's salts for use without CO₂
• Gibco MEM with GlutaMAX supplement minimizes toxic ammonia build-up and improves cell viability and growth in an easy-to-use format
• Modified as follows: with GlutaMAX™, HEPES, phenol red
• Made with Earle's salts
• Contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors
• Requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
• Uses sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2g/L) and therefore requires 5-10% CO₂ environment to maintain physiological pH
• Sustainable packaging

Cell Culture, Mammalian Cell Culture

Order Info

Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

Content And Storage

Storage conditions: 2-8° C. Protect from light
Shipping conditions: Ambient
Shelf life: 12 months from date of manufacture

Cell Line

HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, and fibroblasts

Cell Type

Primary Rat Astrocytes

Classification

Animal Origin-free

Concentration

1 X

Form

Liquid

Product Type

MEM (Minimum Essential Medium)

Serum Level

Standard Serum Supplementation

Sterility

Sterile-filtered

With Additives

Low Glucose, GlutaMAX, HEPES, Phenol Red

Without Additives

No Sodium Pyruvate

Green Features

Sustainable packaging

Product Line

Gibco™, GlutaMAX™

Quantity

500 mL

Shipping Condition

Room Temperature

For Research Use or Further Manufacturing. Not for diagnostic use or direct administration into humans or animals.