Description
Dulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium(DMEM)isawidelyusedbasalmediumforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinDMEMincludeprimaryfibroblasts,neurons,glialcells,HUVECs,andsmoothmusclecells,aswellascelllinessuchasHeLa,293,Cos-7,andPC-12.Weofferavarietyof
Gibco®DMEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisDMEMismodifiedasfollows:
With | Without |
•LowGlucose | •SodiumBicarbonate |
•L-glutamine | •HEPES |
•SodiumPyruvate | |
Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
DMEMisuniquefromothermediaasitcontains4timestheconcentrationofaminoacidsandvitaminsthantheoriginalEagle"sMinimalEssentialMedium.DMEMwasoriginallyformulatedwithlowglucose(1g/L)andsodiumpyruvate,butisoftenusedwithhigherglucoselevels,withorwithoutsodiumpyruvate.
ProductIntendedUseFor
invitrodiagnosticuse.CAUTION:Notforhumanoranimaltherapeuticuse.Usesotherthantheintendedusemaybeaviolationoflocallaw.
cGMPManufacturingandQualitySystemGibco®DMEMismanufacturedatacGMPcompliantfacility,locatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,weofferacomparableGibco®DMEMproductmadeinourScotlandfacility(31600-083).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.
DMEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,DMEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).DMEMusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(3.7g/L)andthereforerequiresa5-10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
PowderformsofGibco®cellculturemediumrequiresodiumbicarbonatesupplementation,pHadjustment,andfiltrationatthetimeofpreparation(seeprotocolfordetails).
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.