Gamborg’s B-5 Basal Salt Mixture
SIGMA/G5768 - fine powder, suitable for plant cell culture
Synonym: B-5 Salt Mixture; Basal Salt Mixture; Gamborg B-5 Medium
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture |
| form | fine powder |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | cell culture | plant: suitable |
| Application: | Gamborg’s B-5 medium has been used for the culture of Annona squamosa callus. |
| Application: | Gamborg′s B-5 Basal Salt Mixture has been used: • as a constituent during the preparation of TEX buffer • as a media to maintain potato suspension and callus cultures • as a media in the primary-node transformation method |
| General description: | Gamborg’ B-5 medium described by Gamborg, et al. may be purchased as a complete medium (G5893) or reconstituted from Vitamin 1000x (G1019) and Basal Salt Mixture (G5768) chemstocks. Use Gamborg’s B-5 (B5) medium for in vitro plant culture of cell lines and tissues such as of Taxus globosa, Splachnum ampullaceum Hedw, Linum album, Eucalyptus camaldulensis. |
| Preparation Note: | Formulated to contain 3.1 grams of powder per liter of medium. |
| Preparation Note: | With the concentrations of macro- and micronutrients as described by Gamborg, et al. (1968). Media Formulation |
| Symbol |  GHS03 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P280 - P370 + P378 - P501 |
| Hazard Codes | O |
| Risk Statements | 8 |
| RIDADR | UN 1486 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352207 |