Description
Opti-MEM®IReduced-SerumMediumisanimprovedMinimalEssentialMedium(MEM)thatallowsforareductionofFetalBovineSerumsupplementationbyatleast50%withnochangeincellgrowthrateormorphology.Opti-MEM®Imediumisalsorecommendedforusewithcationiclipidtransfectionreagents,suchasLipofectamine™reagent.Opti-MEM®Imediumcanbeusedwithavarietyofs
USPensionandadherentmammaliancells,includingSp2,AE-1,CHO,BHK-21,HEK,andprimaryfibroblasts.WeofferavarietyofOpti-MEM®IReduced-SerumMediummodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.
ThisOpti-MEM®ismodifiedasfollows: Thecompleteformulationisconfidential.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactTechnicalServices.
UsingOpti-MEM®Reduced-SerumMediumOpti-MEM®Imediumisauniquemediumthatcontainsinsulin,transferrin,hypoxanthine,thymidine,andtraceelements.Theseadditionalcomponentsallowforareductioninserumsupplementationbyatleast50%.Opti-MEM®Imediumusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(2.4g/L),andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystemForsupplychaincontinuity,wemanufactureOpti-MEM®Reduced-SerumMediumattwoseparatefacilitieslocatedinGrandIsland,NYandScotland,UK.BothsitesarecompliantwithcGMPmanufacturingrequirements,arecertifiedtoISO13485,andareregisteredwiththeFDAasmedicaldevicemanufacturers.
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.