Description
DMEM(Dulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium)isawidelyusedbasalmediumforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinDMEMincludeprimaryfibroblasts,neurons,glialcells,HUVECs,andsmoothmusclecells,aswellascelllinessuchasHeLa,293,Cos-7,andPC-12.LifeTechnologiesoffersavarietyofDMEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisDMEMismodifiedasfollows:With | Without |
•HighGlucose | •HEPES |
•L-glutamine | |
•PhenolRed | |
Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
UsingDMEMDMEMisuniquefromothermediaasitcontains4timestheconcentrationofaminoacidsandvitaminsthantheoriginalEagle"sMinimalEssentialMedium.DMEMwasoriginallyformulatedwithlowglucose(1g/L)andsodiumpyruvate,butisoftenusedwithhigherglucoselevels,withorwithoutsodiumpyruvate.DMEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,DMEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).DMEMusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(3.7g/L),andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
ProductuseForhuman
exvivotissueandcellcultureprocessingapplications.CAUTION:Whenusedasamedicaldevice,Federallawrestrictsthisdevicetosalebyorontheorderofaphysician.Customersusing
Gibco®DMEMinamanufacturingprocess,whohaveasubmissionwiththeFDA,mayrequestaletterofauthorizationfromLifeTechnologiestoreferenceourTypeIIDrugMasterFile(DMF).
cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystemDMEMismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,LifeTechnologiesoffersanidenticalDMEMproductmadeinourScotlandfacility(41966-029).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.