Fetal Bovine Serum

SIGMA/12306C - non-USA origin, from USDA approved countries, Heat Inactivated, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Synonym: HI FBS; HI FCS; HI Fetal Bovine Serum; HI Fetal Calf Sera; Heat Inactivated Fetal Calf Sera; FBS; FCS; sera; serum

MDL Number: MFCD00132239
Product Type: Chemical

Catalog Number	PKG Qty.	Price	Quantity


45-12306C-50ML	50 mL	No Price
45-12306C-100ML	100 mL	$228.00 1/EAAdd To Favorites		Add To Favorites
45-12306C-500ML	500 mL	$835.00 1/EAAdd To Favorites		Add To Favorites

biological source	bovine fetus
composition	Hemoglobin, ≤25 mg/dL
impurities	≤10 EU/mL endotoxin
origin	non-USA origin
product line	FBS Premier
quality	from USDA approved countries
Quality Level	500
sterility	sterile-filtered
storage temp.	−20°C
technique(s)	cell culture \| mammalian: suitable

Analysis Note:	• Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested
Analysis Note:	• Tested for the presence of bacteria, virus, and mycoplasma • Triple filtered with 0.1 micron membrane under aseptic conditions
Application:	FBS sourced from USDA approved non-USA countries is used in a broad range of cell culture applications. FBS provides many non-defined growth promoting and survival enhancing factor to cells in culture.
Application:	Fetal Bovine Serum has been used to block the human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) derived hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) cells in phosphate buffered saline during immunofluorescence staining.
Biochem/physiol Actions:	Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is used as a supplement to cell culture media. It provides many non-defined growth promoting and survival enhancing factors to cells in culture.
Suitability:	USDA Approved Sourcing refers to FBS produced from blood collected in countries outside of the United States that have been approved by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) for export of beef products into the United States. Eligible countries for export into the U.S. include Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Uruguay. Foreign serum is tested to ensure the absence of exotic viruses before release by the USDA.