Description
DMEM(Dulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium)isawidelyusedbasalmediumforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinDMEMincludeprimaryfibroblasts,neurons,glialcells,HUVECs,andsmoothmusclecells,aswellascelllinessuchasHeLa,293,Cos-7,andPC-12.WeofferavarietyofDMEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisDMEMismodifiedasfollows:With | Without |
•HighGlucose | •L-glutamine |
| •PhenolRed |
| •SodiumPyruvate |
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.
cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystemDMEMismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.